Preta, the Hungry Ghosts,In Chinese and Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist tradition, Preta are hungry ghosts
Preta, the Hungry Ghosts,In Chinese and Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist tradition, Preta are hungry ghosts that are completely obsessed with consuming everything (including rotting corpses), as symbolized by their large stomachs. Unfortunately they have pinhole sized necks which only allow a limited amount of food at a time.Preta are reincarnations of people who were greedy, gluttonous, or hedonistic in their past lives. -- source link
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