經律異相 49.29

49.29

Beyond the four continents, eighty thousand continents surround them. Beyond the eighty thousand continents there is again a great ocean. Beyond the ocean there is again a Great Vajra Mountain. Outside that mountain there is yet another mountain, also named Vajra (the *Lóutàn jīng* calls them the Great Iron Ring Mountains). In the space between the two mountains, the awe-inspiring light of the sun and moon and devas does not shine. There are eight great hells: first, Saṃjīva (Thinking); second, Kālasūtra (Black Rope); third, Saṃghāta (Hammering); fourth, Raurava (Crying); fifth, Mahāraurava (Great Crying); sixth, Tapana (Burning); seventh, Pratāpana (Great Burning); eighth, Avīci (Uninterrupted) (the *Lóutàn jīng* has differences, but as the text is extensive, it is not recorded here). Each single hell has sixteen minor hells (the *Wèn dìyù jīng* states: hells are located above the earth).