Avīci

thumb|Avīci hell, 13th century, collected in Japan Avīci or Avici (Sanskrit and Pali for "without waves") is one of the hells (naraka) in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, it is one of the twenty-eight hells located in the kingdom of Yama, where individuals are reborn for bearing false witness and outright lying while transacting business or giving charity. In Buddhism, it is the lowest level of the Naraka or "hell" realm, with the most suffering, into which the dead who have committed grave misdeeds may be reborn. It is said to be a cube 20,000 yojanas () on each side, buried deep underneath the divine (non-visible) earth. Avīci is often translated into English as "interminable" or "incessant", referring to suffering without periods of respite, although it is believed to be ultimately impermanent.

==Avīci-punishable offenses/transgressions== There are various evil acts which can lead one to being committed to the torments of . People reborn in have generally committed one or more of the Five Anantarika-karma ("Grave Offenses"): Intentionally killing one's father. Intentionally killing 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, nuns, and laypeople who try to attain enlightenment).