A picture book of Buddhist hell

Manuscript in Tibetan language

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 84.12.20
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 5th, 6th, 7th and the 8th sub-hells of the Seventh Great Hot Hell, called 'Very Hot'.

The 5th is 'Embers glowing inside', the 6th is 'The one shouting A-la-la', the 7th is 'The torment of turning fully into raw meat', and the 8th is 'The very hot stream witout a ford'.

Detail of the inventory number HFM_84.12.1-67 .