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  2. Naraka (Jainism) - Wikipedia

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    The prisoners in hell come to the dreadful place called Santakshana (i.e. cutting), where the cruel punishers tie their hands and feet, and with axes in their hands cut them like wooden planks. And they turn the writhing victims round, and stew them, like living fishes, in an iron caldron filled with their own blood, their limbs covered with ...

  3. Naraka - Wikipedia

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    After the period of punishment is complete, they are reborn on earth [17] in human or bestial bodies. [18] Therefore, Naraka is not an abode of everlasting punishment. Yama Loka is the abode of Yama. Yama is also referred to as the Dharmaraja, or the king of dharma; Yama Loka may be compared to a temporary purgatorium for sinners (papi).

  4. List of demons in the Ars Goetia - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] [16] He also answers what is asked about, and stays with the conjurer until they are satisfied. [8] Gamigin is depicted as a little horse [8] [9] [16] or a donkey, [9] [16] which changes form into a man under the conjurer's request. [8] [9] [16] Aamon [5] (or Amon, Nahum) is a Marquis of Hell who governs forty infernal legions. He ...

  5. Naraka (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    The number and names of hells, as well as the type of sinners sent to a particular hell, varies from text to text; however, many scriptures describe 28 hells. [1] After death, messengers of Yama called Yamadutas bring all beings to the court of Yama, where he weighs the virtues and the vices of the being and passes a judgement, sending the ...

  6. Naraka (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    The hell is totally engulfed by fire and wailing of other beings. The flames of this naraka are the individuals own bad karma which makes them suffer. [73] This hell destinies those who have sexually defiled religion to torture. [74] This defilement includes seducing monks, nuns and virtuous laywomen.

  7. List of theological demons - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name. The list of demons in fiction includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's Inferno.

  8. List of angels in theology - Wikipedia

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    A list of 72 angels of the 9 choir orders, with esoteric meaning related to the names of God Selaphiel: Sealtiel, Selatiel Christianity Archangel Patron saint of prayer and worship Seraph (type) [note 1] Seraphim (plural) Christianity, Islam, Judaism (type) Seraphiel [19] Christianity, Judaism Seraph Protector of Metatron, chief of seraphim ...

  9. Jahannam - Wikipedia

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    In A. F. Klein's list, it is the names of the levels that's not included, and instead of a level for Zoroastrians there is one for "witches and fortunetellers". [18] Note 7 ] Another description of the layers of hell comes from "models such as that recorded by al-Thalabi (died 427/1035)" corresponding to "the seven earths of medieval Islamic ...