/lit/ - Literature

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>The idea of a terrible underworld, from which no man can escape, precedes even Judaism
The notion of hell exists in most religious sure
But few teach that it is an eternal punishment:
>in Hinduism its equivalent Naraka is said to be temporary, followed by Reincarnation (with only a few Hindu theologians believing in eternal damnation, but only for those blacklest souls who express eternal hatred against God)
>in Zoroastrianism the concept of Hell is though to be a late development in the faith, but ultimately they believe divine compassion is stronger than its justice, so in the end even the damned will be forgiven
>everyone with the basic knowledge of knows Buddhism, knows they believe that all states of being are temporary, aside from Nivarna
>Daoism takes a alot from Buddhism, but then expands with traditional Chinese beliefs and generally the whole is actually more equivalent to the notion Purgatory
>Islam also believes hell is temporary, but since only pure souls can ascend to Heaven and since holy martyrs and saints are pure souls, that means everyone else WILL spend some time in Hell
>finally in Judaism the closest word for the concept of Hell is Sheol, which is vaguely defined but most likely just refers to the "grave" and most Jewish mystic traditions define this state as essentially a "waiting room"
So all things considered the notion that Hell is something you will be for eternity is fairly exclusive to Christianity
Shit even Annihilationism is mostly a Christian thing