Pāli Dictionary

avīci1

aprefixvīcistem

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • 波のない；絶え間ない

  • waveless; uninterrupted, without gaps

avīci2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 阿鼻地獄（無間地獄）

  • 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.

Encyclopedia

Avīci
Other

  • 仏教宇宙論における八大地獄（マハーニラヤ）の一つで、最も重い罪を犯した者のために取っておかれた広大な炎の領域として描かれる。

  • 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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