In this text, the Buddha describes to the sangha each of the hells in great detail, beginning with their physical location and names:The Buddha told the bhikṣus, There are 8,000 continents surrounding the four continents [on earth].
ɪn ðɪs tˈɛkst, ðə bˈuːdə dᵻskɹˈaɪbz tə ðə sˈæŋhə ˈiːtʃ əv ðə hˈɛlz ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt diːtˈeɪl, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪð ðɛɹ fˈɪzɪkəl loʊkˈeɪʃən ænd nˈeɪmz:ðə bˈuːdə tˈoʊld ðə bˈiː ˈeɪtʃ ˈaɪ kˈeɪ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈɪksθɹˈiː jˈuː ˈɛs, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈɑːntɪnənts sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðə fˈoːɹ kˈɑːntɪnənts ˌɔn ˈɜːθ.