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According to the Buddhist doctrine of self-responsibility, individuals who commit misdeeds are forever trapped in the lower realms of the six paths of rebirth — a cycle that sends them back to a world of suffering, fear, insecurity and desperation. Of the six realms, hell has been well documented in the form of detailed paintings, sculptures and crafts.
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