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Welcome to Buddhist Hell

What a World

In Thailand, the horrors of hell aren't just the stuff of nightmares. Families can visit entire sculpture gardens featuring vivid depictions of what sinners face in the afterlife.

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Attention all other religions, your hell is a tame paradise compared to the dark, bloody underworld of Buddhism.

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In Thailand, gruesome sculptural depictions of the 136 fiery pits of Buddhist hell, known as Naraka, are scattered throughout the country in parks and gardens that serve as popular weekend attractions at which...

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