kʃuːˈænzæŋz sˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi tʃaɪnˈiːz tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɐbhˌɪdhɑːɹmɐkˈoʊsə sˈæstɹə sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɐpˈɪdəmˌoʊ dʒˈʌʃ lˈʌn tˈuː ɪz kənsˈɜːnd wɪð wˈɛðɚ hˈɛl wˈɔːɹdənz ɑːɹ sˈɛnʃənt bˈiːɪŋz, æz wˈɛl æz hˌaʊ ðeɪ ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə ɹᵻsˈiːv kˈɑːɹmɪk ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən, wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ kɹiːˈeɪt bˈæd kˈɑːɹmə æɾ ˈɔːl, ænd wˌaɪ ɑːɹ ðeɪ nˌɑːt fˈɪzɪkli ɐfˈɛktᵻd ænd bˈɜːnd baɪ ðə fˈaɪɚz ʌv hˈɛl.
Xuanzang's  seventh century Chinese translation of the Abhidharmakośa śāstra (Ch. āpídámó jùshè lùn ) too is concerned with whether hell wardens are sentient beings, as well as how they go on to receive karmic retribution, whether they create bad karma at all, and why are they not physically affected and burned by the fires of hell.