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Noun
1. The Eight Greater HellsBuddhism, Yojijukugo (four character compound)
Wikipedia definition
2. Naraka (Buddhism)Naraka नरक or Niraya निरय is the name given to one of the worlds of greatest suffering in Buddhist cosmology. Naraka is usually translated into English as "hell", "hell realm", or "purgatory". The Narakas of Buddhism are closely related to diyu (地獄), the hell of Chinese mythology. A Naraka differs from the hells of Abrahamic religions in two respects.
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