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'''Myalba''' comes from the [[Tibetan]] ''dmyal-ba'' (nyal-wa). In Tibetan Buddhism it is considered to be the [[hell]] realm, and sometimes more specifically the lowest of the hells. A place of dreadful punishment for the wicked, who are tormented there most cruelly. Equivalent to the Sanskrit naraka or [[Avitchi|avichi]]. | '''Myalba''' comes from the [[Tibetan]] ''dmyal-ba'' (nyal-wa). In Tibetan Buddhism it is considered to be the [[hell]] realm, and sometimes more specifically the lowest of the hells. A place of dreadful punishment for the wicked, who are tormented there most cruelly. Equivalent to the Sanskrit naraka or [[Avitchi|avichi]]. | ||
In Esoteric | [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote: | ||
<blockquote>Myalba (Tib.). In the Esoteric philosophy of Northern Buddhism, the name of our Earth, called Hell for those who reincarnate in it for punishment. Exoterically, Myalba is translated a Hell.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 219.</ref></blockquote> | |||
Mme. Blavatsky explains that Myalba is the state of [[Avitchi]] on earth<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 637.</ref> to which some soulless men are condemned on this physical plane.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 45.</ref></blockquote> | |||
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Revision as of 15:45, 22 February 2013
Myalba comes from the Tibetan dmyal-ba (nyal-wa). In Tibetan Buddhism it is considered to be the hell realm, and sometimes more specifically the lowest of the hells. A place of dreadful punishment for the wicked, who are tormented there most cruelly. Equivalent to the Sanskrit naraka or avichi.
H. P. Blavatsky wrote:
Myalba (Tib.). In the Esoteric philosophy of Northern Buddhism, the name of our Earth, called Hell for those who reincarnate in it for punishment. Exoterically, Myalba is translated a Hell.[1]
Mme. Blavatsky explains that Myalba is the state of Avitchi on earth[2] to which some soulless men are condemned on this physical plane.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 219.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 637.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 45.