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Difference between revisions of "Naraka"
(Create stub page for "Naraka" — track 7/18 on Inferno (29 May 2026)) |
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| − | * ''Naraka'' is the term for the hell-realms in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh cosmology. | + | * '''Naraka''' is the term for the hell-realms in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh cosmology. In Buddhist cosmology there are typically '''eight hot hells''' and '''eight cold hells'''; Dante's ''Inferno'' has '''nine circles'''. ''[[Inferno]]'' pointedly reaches outside the Christian frame. |
| + | * In the bardo tradition (''Bardo Thödol'' / Tibetan Book of the Dead), Naraka is one of the six realms of rebirth — entered by those whose karma requires purgation. Pairs with "[[Memory Death]]" and "[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]" on the Buddhist axis of the album. | ||
| + | * The track is placed at position 7 of 18 — roughly a third of the way in, as Dante's pilgrim is in the seventh circle for violence. | ||
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 22 April 2026
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| Running time | 5:01 |
| Appears on | Inferno |
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Comments
- Naraka is the term for the hell-realms in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh cosmology. In Buddhist cosmology there are typically eight hot hells and eight cold hells; Dante's Inferno has nine circles. Inferno pointedly reaches outside the Christian frame.
- In the bardo tradition (Bardo Thödol / Tibetan Book of the Dead), Naraka is one of the six realms of rebirth — entered by those whose karma requires purgation. Pairs with "Memory Death" and "You Retreat In Time And Space" on the Buddhist axis of the album.
- The track is placed at position 7 of 18 — roughly a third of the way in, as Dante's pilgrim is in the seventh circle for violence.