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being pretas who suffer from external obscurations. These pretas suffer constant hunger, thirst or temperature insensitivity. The second type of pretas are

reflecting his characteristic appearance. "Pretarāja" means "king of the pretas." His name thus signifies his role as the ruler of the hungry ghosts and

dwellers in naraka often resemble those of the pretas, and the two types of being are easily confused. The simplest distinction is that beings in Naraka

translation of the Sanskrit term preta in Buddhism. "Hungry ghosts" play a role in Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, and in Chinese folk religion. The term is

Buddhism includes a wide array of divine beings that are venerated in various ritual and popular contexts. Initially they included mainly Indian figures

Naraka, the Pretas, and the Humans. Close examination will show that the Buddha is shown as being present in every one of these realms. In Mahayana and

Saṃsāra (in Sanskrit (संसार) and Pali) in Buddhism is the beginningless cycle of repeated birth, mundane existence and dying again. Samsara is considered

In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara (meaning "the lord who looks down", IPA: /ˌʌvəloʊkɪˈteɪʃvərə/), also known as Lokeśvara ("Lord of the World") and Chenrezig

Harmonise husbands and wives Be able to reborn in Sukhavati or other pure lands Heal sickness inflicted by pretas Request for rain, etc. Some quotes from the

Humans in Buddhism (Sanskrit: मनुष्य, IAST: manuṣya, Pali manussa) are the subjects of an extensive commentarial literature that examines the nature and