What is Buddhism's concept of hell?

The Buddhist concept of heaven and hell is entirely different from that in other religions. Buddhists do not accept that these places are eternal. It is unreasonable to condemn a man to eternal hell for his human weakness but quite reasonable to give him every chance to develop himself. read more

The description of the hell is full of depravity and illusions. The person in hell cannot eat since the food turns into feces, and the water evaporates away. Perhaps the hindu religion has borrowed this description from the Buddhists, since the concept is almost the same in both the religions. read more

The word 'Hell' is a term for painful sensations. 'The idea of one particular ready-made place or a place created by god as heaven and hell is not acceptable to the Buddhist concept. The fire of hell in this world is hotter than that of the hell in the world-beyond. There is no fire equal to anger, lust or greed and ignorance. read more

Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक; Pali: निरय Niraya) is a term in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology usually referred to in English as "hell" (or "hell realm") or "purgatory". The Narakas of Buddhism are closely related to diyu, the hell in Chinese mythology. read more