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'''Avichi''' [Skt.] (Tib. ''narmé'') - the lowest of the [[eight hot hells]]. It is sometimes translated as the Hell of Unrelenting Pain, or the Hell of Ultimate Torment.
'''Avichi Hell''' (Skt. ''avīci''; Tib. [[མནར་མེད་]], ''narmé'', [[Wyl.]] ''mnar med'') aka '''Vajra Hell''' — the lowest of the [[Eight Hot Hells]]. It is sometimes translated as the '''Hell of Unrelenting Pain''', or the '''Hell of Ultimate Torment'''.


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According to the ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]'' on III.58, two reasons are given for its name: unlike in other hells, there is never any interruption (''vīci'') of suffering, or there is no agreeable state (''vīci'') there at all.
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==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], 6 June 2010, Murnau, Germany
 
==Further Reading==
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, 1998), page 66.
 
[[Category:Three Realms of Samsara]]
[[Category:Hell Realms]]

Latest revision as of 21:42, 28 October 2023

Avichi Hell (Skt. avīci; Tib. མནར་མེད་, narmé, Wyl. mnar med) aka Vajra Hell — the lowest of the Eight Hot Hells. It is sometimes translated as the Hell of Unrelenting Pain, or the Hell of Ultimate Torment.

According to the Treasury of Abhidharma on III.58, two reasons are given for its name: unlike in other hells, there is never any interruption (vīci) of suffering, or there is no agreeable state (vīci) there at all.

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Further Reading