Pāli Dictionary

avīci1

aprefixvīcistem

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • waveless; uninterrupted, without gaps

avīci2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Avīci, the lowest of the great hells (uninterrupted torment)

  • DN 26

    asītivassasahass'āyukesu, bhikkhave, manussesu ayaṃ jambudīpo avīci maññe phuṭo bhavissati manussehi, seyyathā'pi naḷavanaṃ vā saravanaṃ vā.

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Avīci
Other

  • One of the eight great hells (mahāniraya) of Buddhist cosmology, described as an immense fiery region reserved for those who committed the gravest crimes.

Iti 89

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