Pāli Dictionary

avīci1

aprefixvīcistem

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • 無間斷的；無波隙的

  • waveless; uninterrupted, without gaps

avīci2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 阿鼻地獄（無間地獄），八大地獄中最低最苦的一層

  • 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

  • 佛教宇宙觀中八大地獄（mahāniraya）之一，是一處描述為極其廣大熾熱的地方，專門容納犯下最深重罪業者。

  • 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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