一切經音義 7.105

7.105

Hell (diyu 地獄: [the lower word is pronounced with the fanqie] yu + [jiang] [yu]. The Yupian says: 'A place where prisoners are bound and held is collectively called yu 獄.' Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli says: 'Contending over property is called song 訟; contending over crime is called yu 獄.' The Shuowen says: 'Yu means severe' (pronounced ku + jiao [jue]); it is categorized under yin 犾 (pronounced yin)—yin refers to two dogs biting each other—and under yan 言, as yan means litigation. Diyu refers to a place of dark confinement in the netherworld.).