Huhuva
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huhuva. (T. a chu zer ba / a cu zer ba; C. 臛臛婆).[1][2] In Sanskrit, “crying hu hu”. One of the eight cold hells of Buddhist cosmology. It is also known as the "ahoo hell" or the "hell of groans" (T. a chu zer ba).[1]
It is named for the sounds its inhabitants make while enduring unthinkable cold.[1] In this hell, the unbearable cold evokes continuous wailing and lamentation.[1]
Dudjom Rinpoche states:
- The Hell of Groans. This hell is even colder: its inhabitants, unable to utter a word, emit tiny, whispering sounds of pain through their teeth.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
a chu zer ba, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑
臛臛婆, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
- ↑ Dudjom Rinpoche 2011, Chapter 7. Reflecting on the Defects of Cyclic Existence.
Sources
Dudjom Rinpoche (2011), A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom: Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala
