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Jigoku is the Japanese word for the [[Hell#Buddhism|buddhist hell]]. Many Japanese myths involve jigoku as an eternal place of suffering, much like christian hell. [[Oni (Japanese folklore)|Oni]] and other Japanese demons are said to live there when they are not in the world.
Jigoku is the Japanese word for the [[Hell#Buddhism|buddhist hell]]. Many Japanese myths involve jigoku as an eternal place of suffering, much like christian hell. [[Oni (Japanese folklore)|Oni]] and other Japanese demons are said to live there when they are not in the world.

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Jigoku is the Japanese word for the buddhist hell. Many Japanese myths involve jigoku as an eternal place of suffering, much like christian hell. Oni and other Japanese demons are said to live there when they are not in the world.