Aṭaṭa
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aṭaṭa. (T. so tham tham pa; C. 頞听陀).[1] In Sanskrit, “chattering teeth”.[2] One of the eight cold hells of Buddhist cosmology. It is known as the "hell of chattering teeth".[2]
It is named for the sounds its inhabitants make while enduring unthinkable cold.[2]
Dudjom Rinpoche states:
- The Hell of Chattering Teeth. The cold is greater than ever, and the beings there shiver without uttering a sound, their teeth chattering.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The Chinese translation is from: wikipedia:Naraka (Buddhism).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
so tham tham pa, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Dudjom Rinpoche 2011, Chapter 7. Reflecting on the Defects of Cyclic Existence.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
Dudjom Rinpoche (2011), A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom: Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala