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  narok (hell)

 

Thailand

Representations of narok, the Buddhist hell. On the left, scenes displayed at Wat Phumin in Nan; below, cruelty displayed in the temple garden of Wat Sri Kohm Kam in Phayao. The monk floating in the air is Phra Malai.

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One punishment for the wicked in the underworld is that they are forced to climb up the thorny trunk of a ton ngiw (fig.), naked. Other sinful people are boiled alive in a large copper kettle called kratha thong daeng.

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  narok (hell)