Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक) is the Sanskrit word for the underworld; literally, of man. According to some schools of Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, Naraka is a place of torment, or Hell. The word 'Neraka' (modification of Naraka) in Indonesia and Malaysian has also been used to describe the Islamic concept of Hell.
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Sanjiva - In Buddhist Literature
... Descriptions of the Narakas are a common subject in some forms of Buddhist commentary and popular literature as cautionary tales against the fate that befalls evildoers ... Kṣitigarbha (Dìzàng or Jizō) graphically describes the sufferings in Naraka and explains how ordinary people can transfer merit in order to relieve the sufferings of the beings there ... began his Ōjōyōshū with a description of the suffering in Naraka ...
... Descriptions of the Narakas are a common subject in some forms of Buddhist commentary and popular literature as cautionary tales against the fate that befalls evildoers ... Kṣitigarbha (Dìzàng or Jizō) graphically describes the sufferings in Naraka and explains how ordinary people can transfer merit in order to relieve the sufferings of the beings there ... began his Ōjōyōshū with a description of the suffering in Naraka ...
Naraka - Jainism
... In Jainism, Naraka is the name given to realm of existence in Jain cosmology having great suffering ... The length of a being's stay in a Naraka is not eternal, though it is usually very long—measured in billions of years ... A soul is born into a Naraka as a direct result of his or her previous karma (actions of body, speech and mind), and resides there for a finite length of time ...
... In Jainism, Naraka is the name given to realm of existence in Jain cosmology having great suffering ... The length of a being's stay in a Naraka is not eternal, though it is usually very long—measured in billions of years ... A soul is born into a Naraka as a direct result of his or her previous karma (actions of body, speech and mind), and resides there for a finite length of time ...
Buddhist Cosmology - Spatial Cosmology - Vertical Cosmology - Desire Realm (Kāmadhātu) - Hot Narakas
... Sañjīva – the "reviving" Naraka ... Life in this Naraka is 162*1010 years long ... Kālasūtra – the "black thread" Naraka ...
... Sañjīva – the "reviving" Naraka ... Life in this Naraka is 162*1010 years long ... Kālasūtra – the "black thread" Naraka ...
Sanjiva
... Naraka (Sanskrit नरक) or Niraya (Pāli निरय) is the name given to one of the worlds of greatest suffering in Buddhist cosmology ... Naraka is usually translated into English as "hell", "hell realm", or "purgatory" ... The Narakas of Buddhism are closely related to diyu, the hell in Chinese mythology ...
... Naraka (Sanskrit नरक) or Niraya (Pāli निरय) is the name given to one of the worlds of greatest suffering in Buddhist cosmology ... Naraka is usually translated into English as "hell", "hell realm", or "purgatory" ... The Narakas of Buddhism are closely related to diyu, the hell in Chinese mythology ...
Sanjiva - Hot Narakas
... Sañjīva, the "reviving" Naraka, has ground made of hot iron heated by an immense fire ... Beings in this Naraka appear fully grown, already in a state of fear and misery ... Other tortures experienced in this Naraka include having molten metal dropped upon them, being sliced into pieces, and suffering from the heat of the iron ground ...
... Sañjīva, the "reviving" Naraka, has ground made of hot iron heated by an immense fire ... Beings in this Naraka appear fully grown, already in a state of fear and misery ... Other tortures experienced in this Naraka include having molten metal dropped upon them, being sliced into pieces, and suffering from the heat of the iron ground ...
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