TY - JOUR TI - Buddhist Hells. Two Interpretations AU - Sencerz, Stefan TI - Buddhist Hells. Two Interpretations AB - In this essay, I explore how teachings about hell functions within Buddhist cosmology and how they were developed within various Buddhist monastic traditions. I discuss, in particular, two different possible interpretations of these teachings; a literal one and a metaphorical one. VL - First View IS - 20 (2/2024) SN - 2450-2561 C1 - 2450-6249 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/pjacns/article/buddhist-hells-two-interpretations KW - Buddhism KW - suffering KW - the path to liberation KW - six realms of existence KW - dukkha