It's also worth noting that it's impossible to arrive at the conclusion that hell was outside of Buddha regerdless of the way you read Buddha's story.
The same can't be said about Christian hell in New Testament
What the authors of New Testament really wanted to say is not so clear.
The question is why didn't they make it clear, or maybe it was meant to be read literally
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