Naraka (Buddhism)
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Naraka (Buddhism)
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Naraka is a term in Buddhist cosmology usually referred to in English as "hell" or "purgatory". Another term used for the concept of hell in earlier writings is niraya. The Narakas of Buddhism are closely related to Diyu, the hell in Chinese mythology. A naraka differs from one concept of hell in Christianity in two respects: firstly, beings are not sent to Naraka as the result of a divine judgment or punishment; and secondly, the length of a being's stay in a naraka is not eternal, though it is
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Hell in Buddhist mythologies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naraka_(Buddhism)
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2006-05-28T00:18:12Z
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2024-09-07T16:09:38Z
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