Eight Cold Hells: 1 definition
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Eight Cold Hells means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaEight Cold Hells:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit saṃskāra defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 122):
- The tumourous hell (arbuda),
- The very tumourous hell (nirarbuda),
- The squealing hell (aṭaṭa),
- The running hell (apapa),
- The grieving hell (hāhādhara),
- The blue-lotus hell (utpala),
- The red-lotus hell (padma),
- The great red-lotus hell (mahāpadma).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘eight cold hells’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cold.
Full-text: Apapa, Atata, Arbuda, Hahadhara, Padma, Utpala, Nirarbuda, Mahapadma, Shitanaraka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The sixteen utsadas annexed to the eight great hells < [The world of transmigration]
Introduction (the world of transmigration) < [The world of transmigration]
The eight cold hells < [The world of transmigration]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 201 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
3a) The Hells < [Part 3 - The main divisions]