A Tì địa ngục

Definition
  1. Proper Noun:
    • Avīci Hell: The lowest and most painful hell in Buddhist cosmology, where sinners endure continuous, unrelenting torment without interruption.
Usage Examples
  • Proper Noun:
    • Theo kinh Phật, những kẻ phạm trọng tội có thể bị đọa vào A Tì địa ngục. (According to Buddhist scriptures, those who commit grave sins may be condemned to Avīci Hell.)
    • A Tì địa ngục được mô tả là nơi thống khổ vô cùng. (Avīci Hell is described as a place of immense suffering.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used metaphorically in literature and speech to describe a situation of extreme, unending suffering or hardship.
    • Căn bệnh ấy biến cuộc sống của ông thành một A Tì địa ngục trần gian. (That illness turned his life into a living Avīci Hell.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Địa ngục (n): hell; the general term for hell realms.
  • A Tì (n): an abbreviation sometimes used in classical texts, derived from the Sanskrit "Avīci".
Synonyms
  • The lowest hell: Emphasizing its position as the deepest hell.
  • The hell of incessant suffering: Describing its primary characteristic of unceasing torment.
Related Concepts
  • Tam đồ: The three unfortunate paths of rebirth (hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals).
  • Thập điện Diêm Vương: The Ten Courts of Yama, the judges of the underworld in some East Asian Buddhist traditions.