Huhuva
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huhuva. (T. a chu zer ba / a cu zer ba; C. 虎々婆).[1] In Sanskrit, “crying hu hu”.[2] One of the eight cold hells of Buddhist cosmology. It is also known as the "ahoo hell" or the "hell of groans" (T. a chu zer ba).[3]
It is named for the sounds its inhabitants make while enduring unthinkable cold.[2][3]
Dudjom Rinpoche states:
- The Hell of Groans. This hell is even colder: its inhabitants, unable to utter a word, emit tiny, whispering sounds of pain through their teeth.[4]
Notes
- ↑ The Chinese translation is from: wikipedia:Naraka (Buddhism).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
ha ha zhes ’bod pa, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 a chu zer ba, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Dudjom Rinpoche 2011, Chapter 7. Reflecting on the Defects of Cyclic Existence.
Sources
Dudjom Rinpoche (2011), A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom: Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala