三塗

(三塗, 三涂)

The [lang id =1028]塗 mire is interpreted by [lang id =1028]途 a road, i.e. the three unhappy gati or ways; (a) [lang id =1028]火塗 to the fires of hell; (b) [lang id =1028]血塗 to the hell of blood, where as animals they devour each other; (c) [lang id =1028]刀塗 the asipattra hell of swords, where the leaves and grasses are sharp-edged swords. Cf. [lang id =1028]三惡趣.

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血塗、 刀塗、 火塗。 血塗是畜生道， 因畜生常在被殺， 或互相吞食之處； 刀塗是餓鬼道， 因餓鬼常在飢餓， 或刀劍杖逼迫之處； 火塗是地獄道， 因地獄常在寒冰， 或猛火燒煎之處。 三塗即三惡道的別名。