經律異相 49.26

49.26

Furthermore, using heated red copper plates, they wrap the body until the bones are smashed and marrow and blood flow out; because of using whips and cudgels upon sentient beings, as well as leaving home and receiving the robes of faithful offerings without diligence, they are born therein. In extreme darkness, they are tormented by smoke; their bodies are hung upside down and made to inhale the smoke, because of smoking out subterranean creatures. In the Rows hell, sinful sentient beings are arranged in rows like at a slaughterhouse, and their hands, feet, ears, noses, and heads are cut off; having originally been butchers, they experience this suffering. Furthermore, on heated iron ground, they drive iron fire chariots; hell wardens ride them, glaring with wide eyes, shouting and yelling, forcing them to run; because of riding elephants and horses and driving them to exhaustion, they fall herein. For committing adultery with others' wives, they are driven up sword trees, which spontaneously burn with fire, experiencing such suffering. As for the hell wardens in the hells with tormentors, by force of karma they are not burned by fire. In the hells with few tormentors: first, Saṃghāta (Crushing); second, Great Crying; third, Iron Mirror. In the Saṃghāta hell, sinful sentient beings fear the hell wardens; immeasurable hundreds of thousands run into the mountains. In front and behind, fires spontaneously ignite; two mountains spontaneously close together like millstones, blood flowing like rivers and bones and flesh completely rotting away, because of having delighted in crushing sentient beings. Furthermore, fire heats a great iron mortar, and they are pounded with a pestle; passing through a hundred years, because of the conditions of their sins their life does not end, because of pounding and killing fleas, lice, and nits.