ðə mˌæheɪˈɑːnə sˈʌtɹə ʌvðə bˈɑːdhɪsˌætvə dˈɪzæŋ ɔːɹ dʒˈiːzoʊ ɡɹˈæfɪkli dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə sˈʌfɚɹɪŋz ɪn næɹˈɑːkə ænd ɛksplˈeɪnz hˌaʊ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi pˈiːpəl kæn tɹænsfˈɜː mˈɛɹɪt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɹᵻlˈiːv ðə sˈʌfɚɹɪŋz ʌvðə bˈiːɪŋz ðˈɛɹ.
The Mahāyāna Sūtra of the bodhisattva  (Dìzàng or Jizō) graphically describes the sufferings in Naraka and explains how ordinary people can transfer merit in order to relieve the sufferings of the beings there.