A picture book of Buddhist hell

Manuscript in Tibetan language

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 84.12.13
Type: books and manuscripts
Date of production:
First half of 20th century
Place of production:
Materials: paper
Techniques: painted
Dimensions: height:17.8 cm
width: 22.3 cm
The 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th sub-hells of the Fifth Great Hot Hell, 'Hell of Great Crying'.

The 13th is 'Long suffering'; the 14th is 'Endless suffering'; the 15th is 'Dimond beaked falcon'; 16th is 'The one where blood and marrow are sucked and the 17th is 'Eleven flames'.

Detail of the inventory number HFM_84.12.1-67 .