Hell being: 1 definition
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Hell being 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsHell Being refers to one of the 鈥�Six Classes of Beings鈥� (in Tibetan: 'gro ba rigs drug).鈥擳he full list is: hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, titans and gods.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Full-text (+15): Niraya, Narakikin, Narakasatta, Nirayagabbha, Upapada, 'gro ba rigs drug, Kakola, Jumala, Human, Hungry Ghost, Tittan, Six Worlds, Animal, Chagatikatha, Six classes of beings, Nirayalakshana, Anaharaka, Vaikriyika, Narakakati, Bhavapratyaya.
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Search found 32 books and stories containing Hell being, Hellish being, Hellish beings, Hell beings; (plurals include: Hell beings, Hellish beings, Hellish beingses, Hell beingses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 6 - How we suffer in countless births < [A. The general explanation of the nature of suffering]
Part 1b.3b.i - The four divisions: The ripening of the fruition < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 4 - How beings are tormented in successive births within the six realms of beings < [A. The general explanation of the nature of suffering]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
24. The previous births of Vidyadhara Meghavahana and Sahasranayana < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
37. The previous births of Dasaratha, Janaka and Kanaka < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
11.1. Supernatural beings and their abodes < [Chapter 7 - Social Conditions]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - The Holy Rites to be Observed in Vai艣膩kha < [Section 7 - Vai艣膩kham膩sa-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 10 - The Grace of 艢r墨 V膩sudeva < [Section 9 - V膩sudeva-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 27 - Anarake艣vara (anaraka-墨艣vara-li峁単a) < [Section 2 - Catura艣墨ti-li峁単a-m膩h膩tmya]
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra
Chapter V - The Names of the Hells
Chapter IX - The Names of Buddhas
The Dawn of the Dhamma (by Sucitto Bhikkhu)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 85 - The 艢ayana Festival of Vi峁ａ箛u < [Section 6 - Uttara-Kha峁囜笉a (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 67 - M膩tali on Three Kinds of Sin < [Section 2 - Bh奴mi-kha峁囜笉a (section on the earth)]
Chapter 129 - The Deliverance of the Five Gandharva Maidens < [Section 6 - Uttara-Kha峁囜笉a (Concluding Section)]