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The Skandhasavanu, the first hell, is said to be one hundred and eighty thousand yojanas in extent. Then, in order, are thirty-two thousand, twenty-eight thousand, one hundred thousand, then one hundred thousand minus five, that is, ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-five, and the last hell is five bil, twenty-four thousand, twenty thousand, sixteen thousand, and eight thousand yojanas in extent, which are only known by the knowers. In these, the hellish beings are of the form of a bhastara, showing the tearing apart of the forms of lions and elephants. Thus, the Khar and Pankabhag (Ratnaprabha hell) are one hundred thousand plus one thousand yojanas in extent, where the mouths of the kings are closed on all sides, with bodies hanging downwards. They are made of iron nails and thorns. Each stage has countless dimensions, which the Devas have described briefly. Ratnaprabha, Sharkaraprabha, Balukaprabha, are filled with terrible stench and impenetrable darkness. In these, due to the extreme blackness, humans or the Pankaprabha, Dhumaprabha, Tama:prabhi, and even the last Tama:tama:prabhi, where the hellish beings are constantly killed, are born. They suddenly take on a body in a moment, which is a Hundak-shaped, Bakriya-like body. Thus, these seven hellish realms are known to be bound by a dense web of darkness.
The Mithyadrishtis have fragmented knowledge, and those who are Samyagdristis, proficient in the Jain teachings, have Samyak Avadhijnana, which is naturally dense. These illusions are naturally terrifying, being homes of dense darkness, extending for countless yojanas. They are black like a group of black coals, revealing their teeth and chewing their lips, and are vast in extent. ||12||
Those who make their eyebrows terrifying and are arrogant with anger, have reddish hair and are harsh in killing others. As they think about themselves, so that place is created for them. They tear their mouths open with their terrible teeth, or what harm does sin not do! For Private & Personal use only
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