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བསླབ་པ་ལྔའ་ཕན་ཡན་གྱ་མད notes.7

The Benefits of the Five Precepts notes.7

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notes.7

7. Technically, all the great hells are said to be surrounded by these neighboring hells. However, in this sūtra they are mentioned with regard to only three and are not described using the terms “secondary” or “neighboring.” For the names and descriptions of the hells as found in Theravāda tradition, see Hazlewood 1987, pp. 140–41, particularly verses 28–33.