place

Naraka

Places

A hell-realm of Indic and Buddhist cosmography. Not Christian hell, and not Diyu as the Chinese earth-prison.

Also known as Niraya

Buddhist traditions

  • Naraka appears in Buddhist traditions.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra names naraka among the destinies beings may fall into and be raised from by hearing the Dharma. Indic/Buddhist hell-realm speech in that sūtra, not Christian hell and not Chinese Dìyù alone.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

    appears in · sourced · documented

sources

  • The Lotus Sutra · Burton Watson (translation)

    Burton Watson, The Lotus Sutra.