Kamaloka

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The kamaloka (Sanskritकाम kama "desire" and लोक loka "place"; literally the "place of desire") is referred to in Christian terminology as purgatory[1] and is seen in close connection with the particular judgement to which man must submit immediately after death.

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References

  1. The concept of "purgatory", in which venial sins are purged, was introduced into Christianity by Pope Gregory the Great (* c. 540; † 12 March 604) into Christian theology.