# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOyb92SFWj4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34780899-rubinmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-19T15:00:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

The Hell Realm is the most intense corner of the Wheel of Life:a vision of unimaginable suffering-boiling cauldrons, freezing darkness, monsters tearing beings apart, and endless torment under the gaze of the wrathful deity Yama.

But this isn't just a myth. These scenes echo the real-world hells of war, climate crisis, disease, and poverty, suffering that feels endless, senseless, and overwhelming.

💙 Yet even here, there is a glimmer of hope. The presence of a blue Buddha figure reminds us: awakening is still possible. Compassion and wisdom can reach even the darkest places.

🎞️ The section of the Wheel depicting the Hell Realm is the focus of this episode’s exploration of health — physical, mental, and spiritual. In episode 5 of AWAKEN, we look at how suffering manifests in the body and mind, and how we might begin to heal.  Listen to the full episode on our website and wherever you get your podcasts!
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Hell Realm of the Wheel of Life, attributed to Lhadripa Rinzing Chungyalpa, (b.1912, Sikkim - d.1977), Sikkim, c.1930, scroll painting, pigments on cloth, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C.2004.21.1.

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