Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.314
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.314
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v2.c34.314
Lokantaranirayā.—A series of hells, each one being bound by three cakkavāḷas.¹ Each hell is eight thousand leagues in extent. Beings are born there as a result of heinous crimes, “like those of Coraṇāga, or Corabhaya, both of Tambaṇṇidīpa.” Their bodies are three gāvutas in height and with their long nails they cling to the cakkavāḷapabbata. Sometimes they fall into the world-bearing water (lokasandhārakaudaka) and are dried up because of its great salinity.² Elsewhere³ they are said to suffer from extreme cold. Those holding wrong views are also born there.⁴ According to the Buddhavamsa Commentary,⁵ Lokantara is the hell of the Asurakāyā.