檢視 Eighteen hells 十八地獄的原始碼

[[Image:Hell_realm.jpg|frame|Depiction of the hell realms from a [[thangka]] of the [[Wheel of Life]]]]
The '''hells''' (Skt. ''naraka''; Tib. དམྱལ་བ་, [[Wyl.]] ''dmyal ba'') constitute one of the realms of the [[six classes of beings]], they are characterized by extremely intense suffering; there are '''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.<ref>In ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]''</ref>

==Notes==
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==Further Reading==
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 63-72.

==Internal Links==
*[[hell beings]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/hell/index.html Hell: Subjects and Depictions outline page on the Himalayan Art Resources website]

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