Naraka
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Naraka is the name of a place of torment, in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The concept is different for each of these.
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[edit] In Hinduism
Naraka or Neraka in Hinduism, is compared to the Abrahamic concept of Hell. However, Naraka in Buddhism is not equivalent to Hell in Christian ideology. Naraka is only a purgatory where the soul gets purified of sin by sufferings, so Naraka and Purgatory are equivalent to Hamistagan of Zoroastrianism, and not Hell. Hell is also a state of consciousness and this suffering need not take place after death, when the soul has vacated the physical body, but during incarnation. This can be related to the law of karma where one's inner and outer actions will sooner or later bear their fruits. In Hindu Belief, there are many hells, and Yama, Lord of Justice, sends human beings after death for appropriate punishment, for example, in boiling oil. Even Mukti-yogyas (souls eligible for mukti or moksha), and Nitya-samsarins (forever transmigrating ones in Dvaita theology) can experience Naraka for expiation. Cited from Bhakti Schools of Vedanta, by Swami Tapasyananda.
[edit] In Buddhism
Buddhist texts describe the terrible sufferings of beings in the many subterranean layers of Narakas in intricate if not always consistent detail.
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