Eighteen hells: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''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 | |||
**[[Eight Hot Hells]] and | |||
**[[Eight Cold Hells]]; | |||
*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. | |||
[[Category: Enumerations]] | [[Category: Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category: Three Realms]] | [[Category: Three Realms]] | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 17 September 2008
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.