諸經要集 19.88

19.88

Furthermore, the *Madhyama-āgama* says: If one gives and makes sacrificial offerings on behalf of a deceased person, if [the deceased] has been reborn among the hungry ghosts, he receives the food; with the exception of the other destinies, in which they cannot obtain it, because each has its own sustenance for life. If the relatives are not born therein, the giver alone obtains his merit; even if the donor (dānapati) is reborn in the six destinies, the given items will always accompany him. Because of upholding precepts, even if one obtains a human body, one must have additional merit to assist the retribution.