Just a Curious Gamer; Pat Macpherson and Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
It's time to explore a terrifying "supernatural" type of being found in many Asian religions, the preta or peta. Let's find out what these hungry ghosts are all about. Stay curious. Intro music: "Come Play With Me," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: by attribution 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/b...). Background music: "Redletter," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CCA 3.0. Outro music: NoCopyrightSounds: Desmeon "Hellcat." Flames and fire ember stock footage: Mitch Martinez (mitchmartinez.com).
It's time to explore a terrifying "supernatural" type of being found in many Asian religions, the preta or peta. Let's find out what these hungry ghosts are all about. Stay curious. Intro music: "Come Play With Me," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: by attribution 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/b...). Background music: "Redletter," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CCA 3.0. Outro music: NoCopyrightSounds: Desmeon "Hellcat." Flames and fire ember stock footage: Mitch Martinez (mitchmartinez.com).
The Always-Hungry Ghosts: Pretas
I'm hungry. Feed me! Give me water, clothes! |
They undergo suffering greater than that common to humans, particularly an extreme level of hunger, thirst, and attachment, clinging, or hankering.
Hungry Ghosts, Anthony Bourdain's comic |
In early sources such as the "Ghost Stories" (Petavatthu) of the Pali Canon, they are much more varied. The descriptions below apply mainly in this narrower context.
The Realm of Ghosts is right next to us. |
Hungry Ghost (Anthony Bourdain comic) |
Through the belief and influence of Hinduism and Buddhism in much of Asia, pretas figure prominently in the cultures of India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. More
There are many superstitions around hungry ghosts from China (mustsharenews.com) |
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