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Preta

Preta (Sanskrit: प्रेत, Standard Tibetan: ཡི་དྭགས་, romanised: yi dags), also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing suffering greater than that of humans, particularly an extreme level of hunger and thirst.

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Folklore
Indian religions Chinese folk religion Taoism Vietnamese folk religion
Grouping
Legendary creature
Habitat
Hinduism Shmashanas or cemetery Buddhism Hungry Ghost Realm
Other name
Hungry ghost
Region
East, South and Southeast Asia
Similar entities
Ancestor spirits, krasue

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Hinduism

Buddhism

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Preta

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples73
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Preta

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related to Buddhism · 18
Preta → Another, Buddha, Buddhist, Chinese, Chinese Buddhist, Gods, In, In China, Many Chinese Buddhist, Mengshan, Mengshan Shishi, Middle Chinese, One, Shuilu Fahui, Taiwan, Yoga Flaming-Mouth Food Bestowal, Yujia Yankou, Yulanpen Festival
related to Hinduism · 14
Preta → After, At, Brahmans, During, Earth, Hindu, In Hinduism, Jiva, Pretas, Rice, The, There, These, This
related to Description · 8
Preta → Gaki-Zoshi, Heian, Japanese, Often, Otherwise, Pretas, They, This
related to Relations between pretas and humans · 6
Preta → Buddhist, Generally, However, Pretas, They, Thus
related to Names · 3
Preta → Buddhism, In Classical Sanskrit, The Sanskrit
Folklore · 1
Preta → Indian religions Chinese folk religion Taoism Vietnamese folk religion
Grouping · 1
Preta → Legendary creature
Habitat · 1
Preta → Hinduism Shmashanas or cemetery Buddhism Hungry Ghost Realm
Other name · 1
Preta → Hungry ghost
Region · 1
Preta → East, South and Southeast Asia

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pretas chinese hungry ghost life buddhism buddhist often suffering balls food spirit hinduism humans rice one family hunger also ghosts

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PretaFolkloreIndian religions Chinese folk religion Taoism Vietnamese folk religion1.00infobox
PretaGroupingLegendary creature1.00infobox
PretaHabitatHinduism Shmashanas or cemetery Buddhism Hungry Ghost Realm1.00infobox
PretaOther nameHungry ghost1.00infobox
PretaRegionEast, South and Southeast Asia1.00infobox
PretaSimilar entitiesAncestor spirits, krasue1.00infobox
PretaSub groupingNocturnal, revenant1.00infobox
the Petavatthuinstance ofIn early sources0.80text
they are much more variedinstance ofIn early sources0.80text
Chinainstance ofCountries0.80text
Cambodiainstance ofCountries0.80text
Tibetinstance ofCountries0.80text

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