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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''' (Skt. ''aṣṭadaśanaraka''): | ||
*the [[sixteen hells]] grouped into | *the [[sixteen hells]] grouped into | ||
**[[Eight Hot Hells]] and | **[[Eight Hot Hells]] and | ||
**[[Eight Cold Hells]]; | **[[Eight Cold Hells]]; along with | ||
*the [[Neighbouring Hells]] and | *the [[Neighbouring Hells]] and | ||
*the [[Ephemeral Hells]]. | *the [[Ephemeral Hells]]. | ||
[[Chökyi Drakpa]] | [[Chökyi Drakpa]] writes: | ||
: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.<ref>In ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]''</ref> | |||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 13 July 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 (Skt. aṣṭadaśanaraka):
- the sixteen hells grouped into
- Eight Hot Hells and
- Eight Cold Hells; along with
- the Neighbouring Hells and
- the Ephemeral Hells.
Chökyi Drakpa writes:
- 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.[1]