pit; a cleft.

…& cp. list of narakas at Divy.67) SN.i.209; Snp.706; Pv-a.52; Sdhp.492 (saṃsāraghora˚), Sdhp.612.

*…

Inhabitants of Kusinārā. Vin.i.247

The capital of the Mallas and the scene of the Buddha’s death. At that time it was a small city, “a branch-township with wattle-and-daub houses in the midst of the jungle,” and Ānanda was, at first …

The name of a people and their country.

The country is included in the sixteen Great Nations of the Buddha’s time. The kingdom, at that time, was divided into two parts, having their respective capit …

…Guimet* v. 514–528) under Naraka-kaṇḍa, Tiracchāna˚, Peta˚, Manussa˚, Deva˚. Of these Nos. 1–3 are considered duggatis, whilst Nos. 4…

…Thag.1153;

• -naraka = foll. Vism.501;
• -kaṭāha an iron pot for defecation…

…Pv-a.52 (niraya l-n. naraka), Pv-a.57 (kuñjara l-n hatthi), Pv-a.107 (sūcikā jighacchā), Pv-a.119 (Purindada Sakka), Pv-a.143…

…(a) great Hell, see naraka.

• -nāga a great elephant Dhp.312; Dhp-a.iv.4. *…

…Pts.i.121; Vv.84#5 (= narakaṃ hi sattānaṃ ekantânatthatāya parabhūto paṭisattubhūto loko ti visesato paraloko ti Vv-a.335);…

dead, departed, the departed spirit. The Buddhistic peta represents the Vedic pitaraḥ (manes, cp. pitṛyajña), as well as the Brāhmaṇic preta. The first are souls of the “fathers, …

…ruru) MN.i.429. 2. Name of a naraka (purgatory): see Dictionary of Names. E.g Ja.iii.299; Dāvs iii.12; Sdhp.195. Cp. BSk. raurava Divy.67.

fr….

…Vb-a.144
■ naraka˚; a being in purgatory (cp. niraya˚) Vism.500. 2. (nt.) soul (= jīvita or viññāṇa) Pv.i.81 (gata˚ =…

…only at MN.i.327 (puriso narakapapāte papatanto hatthehi ca pādehi ca paṭhaviṃ virāgeyya “would miss the earth”; differently Neumann…