Animal畜生

Rebirth as an animal (tiryag-yoni). One of the six destinies 六道, one of the three evil destinies 三惡趣, one of the ten realms 十界. This rebirth occurs due to a predominance of mistaken activity in one's prior lifetime, due mostly to foolishness.

梵語 tiryan~c，巴利語 tiraccha^na。又作傍生、橫生、畜生道、傍生趣。五道之一，六道之一，三惡道之一。指鳥獸蟲魚等一切動物。畜生之名乃由人畜養之意而得，主要指家畜家禽。新譯稱之為傍生，乃取其形不如人之直，傍橫且傍行之義。傍生是無智闇鈍且其本處在大海中，後轉而遍於人、天及地獄等。

投生於畜生道的業因：犯戒私竊、負債不還、殺生、不喜聽受經法、常以種種因緣，阻擾他人舉辦齋會。