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narakaṁ

Naraka

a pit DN.i.234 ; Thag.869 ; Ja.iv.268 (˚āvāṭa Pv-a.225 ). a name for Niraya, i.e. purgatory; a place of torment for the deceased (see niraya & cp. list of narakas at Divy.67 ) SN.i.209 ; Snp.706 ; Pv-a.52 ; Sdhp.492 (saṃsāraghora˚), Sdhp.612 . - aṅgāra the ashes of purgatory Sdhp.32 . Sk. naraka; et

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Sutta Nipata 1 · 0.5/10k

Senses

a pit DN.i.234; Thag.869; Ja.iv.268 (˚āvāṭa Pv-a.225).
a name for Niraya, i.e. purgatory; a place of torment for the deceased (see niraya & cp. list of narakas at Divy.67) SN.i.209; Snp.706; Pv-a.52; Sdhp.492 (saṃsāraghora˚), Sdhp.612.

-aṅgāra the ashes of purgatory Sdhp.32.

Sk. naraka; etym. doubtful, problematic whether to Gr. νέρτερος (= inferus), Ags. nord = north as region of the underworld

Attestations

narakaṁ Sutta Nipata 3.11 (snp3.11:28.4)

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