Caption

Naraka, depiction of Buddhist hell in a temple in Bangkok. A type of hell or underworld called Narak or Naraka is also found in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Yama, the Tibetan Buddhist lord of the Hell Empire, also made his first appearance in the Vedas. Buddha, Buddhism, religion, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Date

Dec 29, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26B21_360

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25,6Mb (1,5Mb) / 8,0in x 12,3in / 2412 x 3704 (300dpi)

Keywords

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