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The hell realms (Skt. naraka; [[Wyl.]] ''dmyal ba'') which are one of the realms of the [[six classes of beings]] are characterized by extremely intense suffering; they consist of '''eighteen hells''': | The hell realms (Skt. ''naraka''; [[Wyl.]] ''dmyal ba'') which are one of the realms of the [[six classes of beings]] are characterized by extremely intense suffering; they consist of '''eighteen hells''': | ||
*the [[sixteen hells]] grouped into | *the [[sixteen hells]] grouped into | ||
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*the [[Neighbouring Hells]] and | *the [[Neighbouring Hells]] and | ||
*the [[Ephemeral Hells]]. | *the [[Ephemeral Hells]]. | ||
[[Chökyi Drakpa]] says in ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]'': | [[Chökyi Drakpa]] says in ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]'': | ||
::The '''cause''' of being born in any of these eighteen hells could be a vast accumulation of harmful actions perpetrated out of desire or delusion. Even so, a single momentary act such as taking life or speaking harsh words to an exceptional being, when carried out with a mind of intense anger, will propel you straight to the hells. | ::The '''cause''' of being born in any of these eighteen hells could be a vast accumulation of harmful actions perpetrated out of desire or delusion. Even so, a single momentary act such as taking life or speaking harsh words to an exceptional being, when carried out with a mind of intense anger, will propel you straight to the hells. | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/hell/index.html Hell: Subjects and Depictions outline page on the Himalayan Art Resources website] | |||
[[Category: Three Realms]] | |||
[[Category: Enumerations]] | [[Category: Enumerations]] | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 8 May 2009
The hell realms (Skt. naraka; Wyl. dmyal ba) which are one of the realms of the six classes of beings are characterized by extremely intense suffering; they consist of eighteen hells:
- the sixteen hells grouped into
- the Neighbouring Hells and
- the Ephemeral Hells.
Chökyi Drakpa says in A Torch for the Path to Omniscience:
- The cause of being born in any of these eighteen hells could be a vast accumulation of harmful actions perpetrated out of desire or delusion. Even so, a single momentary act such as taking life or speaking harsh words to an exceptional being, when carried out with a mind of intense anger, will propel you straight to the hells.