法苑珠林 69.25

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第十一中陰有者。諸餓鬼等惡業既盡受餘善業。本於餘道所作善業。猶如父母。欲生天中則有相現。若餓鬼中死欲生天上。於餓鬼中飢渴燒身。常貪飲食。常念漿水。欲命終時不復起念。本念皆滅。一切惡業皆悉不近。雖見飲食唯以目視。如人夢中見。不食不飲。見天可愛即走往趣。至於彼處即生天上。是名第十一中陰有也。

Regarding the eleventh intermediate existence: When the evil karma of hungry ghosts is exhausted, they receive the remaining wholesome karma. The wholesome karma previously performed in other realms is like their parents; when they are about to be reborn in heaven, signs appear. If one dies among the hungry ghosts and is about to be reborn in heaven, while among the hungry ghosts hunger and thirst burn their body, and they constantly crave food and drink and constantly yearn for liquids; yet when they are about to die, these thoughts no longer arise. Their former cravings are all extinguished, and no evil karma approaches them. Although they see food and drink, they only look with their eyes as a person sees in a dream, neither eating nor drinking. Seeing the delightful heavens, they run towards them, and upon arriving there, they are instantly reborn in heaven. This is called the eleventh intermediate existence.