{"id":1512,"date":"2012-12-29T02:30:01","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T02:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2013-03-23T22:56:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T22:56:53","slug":"buddhist-heaven-and-buddhist-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/buddhist-heaven-and-buddhist-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Heaven and Buddhist Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where do we go when we die? Every religion has an answer to that question.<\/p>\n

In Buddhism, one is first reincarnated over and over and over until one achieves nirvana (or deserves hell). Afterwards, one either enters heaven \u0e2a\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e04\u0e4c (sa2waan5) or hell \u0e19\u0e23\u0e01 (na4rok4). Details of each are complicated and filled with mythology.<\/p>\n

In short, the Buddhist Heaven and Hell description is not so different than that of <a href= http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Divine_Comedy>Dante\u2019s Divine Comedy<\/a>. It\u2019s a complicated system of levels where your specific afterlife punishment\/reward is directly determined by the specific evil\/good deeds committed during one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t go over the details, but here is a quick chart listing each afterworld, and the number of levels in each:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thai<\/strong><\/td>\nPronunciation<\/strong><\/td>\nTranslation<\/strong><\/td>\nLevels<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e42\u0e25\u0e01<\/td>\nProm1ma1lok3<\/td>\nThe place greater than heaven<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e2a\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e04\u0e4c<\/td>\nSa2waan5<\/td>\nheaven<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e42\u0e25\u0e01<\/td>\nLok3<\/td>\nOur world<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e23\u0e01<\/td>\nNa4rok4<\/td>\nhell<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Each level has a name and specific details. If you are interested in reading about each, here are links (in Thai):<\/p>\n

\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e20\u0e39\u0e21\u0e34 at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

\u0e2a\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e04\u0e4c at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

\u0e19\u0e23\u0e01\u0e20\u0e39\u0e21\u0e34 at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

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A fun way to learn about Buddhists\u2019 Hell is to actually go there. It\u2019s not far from Bangkok, only a few hours\u2019 drive away to Bangsaen Beach \u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e41\u0e2a\u0e19. There, you can see life-sized sculptures depicting all the horrible ways you will get tortured depending on the crimes you commit in life \u2013 in graphic detail. Descriptions in both Thai and badly translated English are available. See the below pics.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, I highly recommend checking out the beach not far away. Bangsaen is mostly devoid of foreign travelers, as it isn\u2019t as pretty and not nearly as well known as other beaches in Thailand. It specifically caters to Thais, so you\u2019ll get to see them in their uncorrupted natural habitat.\u00a0 =P<\/p>\n

The below pics represent just a small percent of what they have to show . . . much of it isn’t appropriate for uhhhh . . . \u00a0children. It’s quite graphic, while the last image is quite tame in comparison.<\/p>\n

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Where do we go when we die? Every religion has an answer to that question. In Buddhism, one is first reincarnated over and over and over until one achieves nirvana (or deserves hell). Afterwards, one either enters heaven \u0e2a\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e04\u0e4c (sa2waan5) or hell \u0e19\u0e23\u0e01 (na4rok4). Details of each are complicated and filled with mythology. In short…<\/p>\n

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