This confuses me a little because Buddha spoke only truth (to me, and to many others). I have never doubted a word ascribed to him. I used to struggle with the notion of 'hell-beings' and 'hungry ghosts' but now I see them as 'entities' as modern people describe them. I used to think the 'gods' were God (was born Hindu) but I found out they are beings from higher worlds and realms, probably ETs.

Buddha was beyond all their influence, he was AWAKE. I've been told that as a person ascends or awakens, dark entities try to sabotage them and stop them from continuing. This sounds just like what happened to Siddhartha Gautama, the man who became the Buddha.

I could go into much more detail but we would be digressing. I just want to know how others are interpreting this story. Is it allegorical to you or factual? I used to think it was allegorical but I think it is factual now based on things I have started to experience and discussed with others.

May all beings be free of suffering and have the causes of happiness :)