Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva replied, "My compassionate One, under the supernatural powers of the Buddha and your kind support, I now give you the names of Hells and the kinds of punishment for sinners in brief:-
1. The Great Avici Hell
At the East of the Mahachakravala mountain which is extremely cold, for there is neither light of the sun nor the moon, there is a great Hell by the name of Great Avici. Punishments in this Hell comprise of pain, form, birth and death. Such punishments continue without intermission.
2. Hell of Interminable Punishment
Where the wailing and screaming of sinners are heard because of pain.
3. Hell of Four Corners
Where hot and burning iron-walls surround this Hell and with flames of fire falling on the sinners, like heavy rain-drops. After the sinners are burnt to death, they are reborn for further sufferings.
4. Hell of Flying Knives
This Hell is surrounded by mountains made of Knives. In the air, there are millions and millions of sharp walls with curved Knives which will fall on the sinners. When the Knives fall on the sinners' bodies, the bodies will be slashed to pieces.
5. Hell of Burning Arrows
Where millions of Burning Arrows pierce through the sinners' hearts and bodies.
6. Hell of Crushing Mountains
Where sinners will be crushed to pieces between two Mountains.
7. Hell of Knife-like Spears
Where sinners' bodies will be pierced through by these Spears.
8. Hell of Iron-Trains
Where sinners' bodies are turned and run over by the burning iron-wheels of these Trains.
9. Hell of Burning Iron-Beds
Where sinners bodies are placed on these Beds to be burnt to death.
10. Hell of Iron-Cows or Oxen
Where sinners are pierced or stepped over by the horns or hoofs of these Cows or Oxen.
11. Hell of Burning Iron-Clothing
Where sinners are wrapped up by these burning Iron-Clothing.
12. Hell of Thousands of Burning Iron-swords
Where sinners are forced to lie on them which pierce through their bodies. Knives are also seen flying from the air, hitting the sinners' bodies and cutting them to pieces.
13. Hell of Burning Iron-Asses
Where sinners are forced to ride on them.
14. Hell of Molten Brass
Where sinners have Molten Brass poured into their mouths.
15. Hell of Brass Pillars
Where sinners are forced to embrace the burning Brass Pillars.
namo bodhisattva ksitigarbha....
even when i'm posting these, i could empathise with the kind of sufferings those sentient beings suffer in hells........
really hope and wish sentient beings do not ever fall into those evil realms anymore again..... shan zai shan zai.....
16 Hell of Burning Flames
Where sinners bodies are burnt by the Flames falling on them like rain-drops
without any chance for them to escape.
17. Hell of Tongue-Plough
Where sinners' tongues are used as Ploughs to plough the land.
18. Hell of Iron-Saws
Where the heads of sinners are sawed.
namo di zang wang pu sa.....
19. Hell of Burning Iron Ground
Where sinners are forced to walk on it with bare feet.
20. Hell of Iron Eagles
Where sinners' eyes are pecked by Iron-Eagles.
21. Hell of Burning Iron-Balls
Where sinners are forced to swallow the Balls.
22. Hell of Quarrels
Where sinners are burnt with iron-claws, and are always seen in a fight with one another.
23. Hell of Iron-Hammers
Where sinners are smashed by the Iron-Hammers.