Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In this essay, I explore how teachings about hell functions within Buddhist cosmology and how they were developed within various Buddhist monastic traditions. I discuss, in particular, two different possible interpretations of these teachings; a literal one and a metaphorical one. By pointing to some problems with literal (realist) interpretations of what hells are, the essay indirectly argues for a metaphorical one.
Author: Stefan Sencerz
Institution: Texas A&M University
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409087492