Primer

A Primer in Chinese Buddhist Writings

地狱 (地獄) dìyù

dìyù noun lit. “earth prison,” hell
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: (Kieschnick and Wiles 2017, vol. 2, p. 5)

Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in

Collection Document Title Occurrences
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition Review 70
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition A Description of the Hells from the Dīrghāgama: Selected Passages on Hell 65
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition Four Problems from the Abhidharma Literature 9
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