Difference between revisions of "Hell of black cords"

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hell of black cords
黒縄地獄 (Skt Kalasutra; Jpn Kokujo-jigoku)

The second of the eight hot hells. It is said that in this hell the bodies of offenders are wrapped with heated black iron cords, and with these cords as guides are sawed or slashed to pieces. The Sanskrit word kala-sutra means the thread of death. Kala means death and fate, and sutra means thread, cord, wire, or measuring line. Explanations of the hell of black cords differ slightly according to the source.

See also eight hot hells; hell.

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 [[黒縄地獄]] (Skt [[Kalasutra]]; Jpn [[Kokujo-jigoku]])
-     The second of the [[eight hot hells]]. It is said that in this [[hell]] the [[bodies]] of offenders are wrapped with heated black {{Wiki|iron}} cords, and with these cords as guides are sawed or slashed to pieces. The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[kala-sutra]] means the [[thread of death]]. [[Kala]] means [[death]] and [[fate]], and [[sutra]] means [[thread]], [[cord]], [[wire]], or [[measuring line]]. Explanations of the [[hell of black cords]] differ slightly according to the source.
+     The second of the [[eight hot hells]]. It is said that in this [[hell]] the [[bodies]] of offenders are wrapped with heated black {{Wiki|iron}} cords, and with these cords as guides are sawed or slashed to pieces. The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] kala-sutra means the [[thread of death]]. [[Kala]] means [[death]] and [[fate]], and sutra means thread, cord, wire, or measuring line. Explanations of the [[hell of black cords]] differ slightly according to the source.
 See also [[eight hot hells; hell]].