About this episode
This episode explores the teachings of the Buddha regarding the consequences of unwholesome living as depicted in the Devaduta Sutra.
In the Buddha's Devaduta Sutra (Majjhima Nikaya 130), King Yama questions a deceased person who lived unwholesomely about the 5 divine messengers— birth, aging, sickness, the visible consequences of evil, and death— rebuking them for failing to reflect on these reminders and perform good deeds by body, speech, and mind. As a result, the soul is subjected to endless, excruciating torments in the Great Hell and its surrounding realms (including hot stakes, axes, burning chariots, cauldrons, nee...
Topics covered
- Buddhism
- afterlife
- morality
- King Yama
- Devaduta Sutra
Keywords
- divine messengers
- Great Hell
- torments
- good deeds
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Devaduta Sutra, Majjhima Nikaya 130
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