Naraka [Sk. naraka; etym. doubtful, problematic whether to Gr. ne/rteros (=inferus), Ags. nord=north as region of the underworld] 1. a pit D i.234; Th 1, 869; J iv.268 (˚āvāṭa PvA 225). -- 2. a name for Niraya, i. e. purgatory; a place of torment for the deceased (see niraya & cp. list of narakas at Divy 67) S i.209; Sn 706; PvA 52; Sdhp 492 (saŋsāraghora˚), 612.

 -- angāra the ashes of purgatory Sdhp 32.