Raurava
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raurava. (P. roruva; T. ngu 'bod; C. jiaohuan [diyu] 叫喚[地獄]). In Sanskrit, “crying” or “weeping”.[1] Fourth of the eight hot hells (naraka) of Buddhist cosmology. It is known as the "crying hell", "howling hell", "weeping hell", etc.[2] Named for the cries of its inhabitants who are engulfed in a tremendous blaze.[2]
Dudjom Rinpoche states:
- The Screaming Hell. In terror, they try to find somewhere comfortable, and, seeing an iron house, they go in. No sooner have they done so than the door shuts and they are burned everywhere—outside and inside—by blazing fires. However much they weep and cry for help, they are unable to find a refuge, and so their agony continues.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. saṃghāta.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
ngu 'bod, 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