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Q.III.2.2
A.III.2.2
How many infernal abodes are there in B luk prabh and arkar prabh ‘lands'? B luk prabh has one and half million infernal abodes and Pamkaprabh has one million infernal abodes.
Q.III.2.3 A.III.2.3
How many infernal abodes are there in Dh maprabh land? Dh maprabh has three million infernal abodes.
Q.III.2.4
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How many infernal abodes are there in Tamah prabh Mah tamah prabh lands? Tamah prabh has five less than one hundred thousand Mah tamah prabh has only five infernal abodes.
A.III.2.4
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Q.III.2.5 A.III.2.5
How many infernal abodes are there in all the seven infernal lands? There are 8.4 million infernal abodes in the entire hell.
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ukj dk fur; k'khlkri ys;k&i fj.kke&ng&onuk&fofØ; K% III.3 N rak mityubhatarale y parin madehavedan vikriy h
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Meaning:
ukj dh' fujurj 'V'kekrj ys;k', 'V'kákrj ifj.kke' 'V'kwkrj ng', 'V'kølkrj onukvk ‘V'kwkrj fofØ; k okys gkss gå The thought-colouration, environment, body, suffering and shape of the body (or deeds) are in succession incessantly more and more inauspicious among the infernal beings.
Q.III.3.1 A.III.3.1
How are the infernal / hellish beings? The infernal beings have incessantly more and more inauspicious / impure thought-colouration (le y ), environment (parin ma), body ( ar ra), suffering (vedan ), and shape of body or deeds (vikriy ) in successive lands.
Q.III.3.2 A.III.3.2
What is meant by infernal beings? Infernal beings are those living beings that cannot be happy in any state or moment (i.e. naraka).
Q.III.3.3 A.III.3.3
How many incessantly impure states are there in the infernal beings? More inauspicious / impure thought-colouration, environment, body, suffering, and shape of body or deeds / activities are the five incessantly impure states of the infernal beings.
Q.III.3.4 A.III.3.4
Which thought-colouration is always existent in the infernal beings? The infernal beings always have inauspicious thought-colouration.
Q.III.3.5 A.III.3.5
What is the incessantly inauspicious environment of the infernal beings? The infernal beings have incessantly inauspicious environment of taste, touch, odour and colour.