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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]]
[[Category: Three Realms]]

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:

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.

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