Hell Scroll
Illustration — Jigoku-Zoshi (Tokyo National Museum) The Jigoku-zoshi ("Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell") is a late 12th-century Japanese scroll (emakimono, 絵巻物), depicting the 8 great hells and the 16 lesser hells in text and painting.
Hell Scroll
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Illustration — Jigoku-Zoshi (Tokyo National Museum) The Jigoku-zoshi ("Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell") is a late 12th-century Japanese scroll (emakimono, 絵巻物), depicting the 8 great hells and the 16 lesser hells in text and painting.
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