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In Buddhism, (Sanskrit and Pali for "without waves" — Japanese and Chinese: 無間地獄, ''Wújiàn dìyù'' and 阿鼻地獄, ''Ābí dìyù'') or Avichi, is the lowest Level of the Naraka or "hell" realm, into which the dead who have committed grave misdeeds may be reborn. It is said to be a cube 20,000 yojanas (120,000 to 300,000 kilometres) to a side, buried deep underneath the earth (the diameter of the earth is approximately 13,000 km).〔Sadakata, Akira (1997). Buddhist cosmology: philosophy and origins, Tokyo: Kōsei Pub., p. 47〕 ''Avīci'' is often translated into English as "interminable" or "incessant", due to the idea that those beings which have been sent there languish there eternally. The other hells function more like Purgatory, where after perhaps a few aeons of suffering, one might be reborn as some sort of lowly life-form in a somewhat less horrible place; but, those sent to Avīci Hell are thought to be hopeless of any respite. ==Avīci-meriting sins== There are various evil acts which can lead one to be committed to the eternal torments of the Avīci Hell. People reborn in generally have committed one or more of the Five Grave Offenses: * Intentionally murdering one's father * Intentionally murdering one's mother * Killing an Arhat (enlightened being) * Shedding the blood of a Buddha * Creating a schism within the Sangha, the community of Buddhist monks and nuns. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avīci」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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