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Buddhist Hells and Yama
Friday, 10 April, 2026
In the Buddha's Devaduta Sutra (Majjhima Nikaya 130), King Yama questions a deceased person who lived unwholesomely about the 5 divine messengers— birth, aging, sickness, the visible consequences of evil, and death— rebuking them for failing to reflect on these reminders and perform good deeds by body, speech, and mind. As a result, the soul is subjected to endless, excruciating torments in the Great Hell and its surrounding realms (including hot stakes, axes, burning chariots, cauldrons, needle-mouthed creatures, thorn and sword-leaf forests, and molten metal force-fed into the body), suffering until the evil karma is exhausted. The Buddha concludes that those who heed the messengers practice the noble Dhamma and attain Nirvana.Sections:4:08 Intro5:19 King Yama - Messengers and Hells - Pali Canon35:52 ConclusionDownload MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/3etwzzyxSupport the show
