Curious Christian

Reflections on culture, nature, and spirituality from a Christian perspective

Hell from a Buddhist Perspective

buddhist-hell-scrollAn image from the 12th century “Jigoku Zoshi (Hell Scroll)” located at the Nara National Museum in Japan. It depicts a Japanese Buddhist version of Hell. The primary difference between Buddhist versions of Hell and Christian versions of Hell has to do with their different conceptions of time. Buddhist regard time as circular, so stays in Hell are temporary, but reoccuring.

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