The eight burning hells: 1) 等活地狱 děnghuódìyù Sam!ji^va-naraka, the Hell in which beings are tortured, killed, and reborn again into the same conditions; 2) hēishéngdìyù 黑绳地狱 Ka^la-su^tra-naraka, the Hell in which beings are restrained with iron chains; 3) 众合地狱 zhònghédìyù Sam!gha^ta-naraka, where beings are crushed together; 4)hàojiàodìyù 号叫地狱 Raurava-naraka, the Hell of Screaming; 5) dàjiàodìyù 大叫地狱 Maha^raurava-naraka, the Hell of Great Screaming; 6) 炎热地狱 yánrèdìyù Ta^pana-naraka, the Scorching Hot Hell; 7) 大热地狱 dàrèdìyù Prata^pana-naraka, the Extremely Scorching Hot Hell; and 8) 无间地狱 wújia^ndìyù Avi^ci-naraka, the Hell of Uninterrupted torture, where beings do not die until the karma that put them there is finally brought to full fruition.