Fójiào rènwéi, shēngqián tānxīn de rén sǐhòu huì biànchéng èguǐ.
Buddhism holds that people who were greedy in life become hungry ghosts after death.
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Hungry ghosts make up one of the six realms of rebirth (六道). 饿鬼 are pictured with huge bellies and needle-thin throats, never able to eat their fill. Food offered at the 中元节 (Ghost Festival) in the seventh lunar month is meant to ease their hunger.
