大通方廣懺悔滅罪莊嚴成佛經 3.36

3.36

The Buddha told Mañjuśrī: "Excellent, excellent! Well have you asked about this meaning. Listen attentively, listen attentively, and all you in the great assembly, think carefully upon it! I shall broadly open and differentiate it for you. What is called the Avīci Hell? 'A' means 'without' (wu); 'vīci' means 'interval' (jian). In the interval there is not even a moment of joy; therefore it is called 'uninterrupted' (wujian). 'A' means 'without'; 'vīci' means 'obstruction' (zhe). 'A' means 'without'; 'vīci' means 'rescue' (jiu). 'A' means 'without'; 'vīci' means 'unmoving' (budong). 'A' means 'extreme heat'; 'vīci' means 'extreme distress'. 'A' means 'no respite'; 'vīci' means 'no resting'. Because there is no resting and no respite, it is called the Avīci Hell. 'A' means 'great fire'; 'vīci' means 'extreme heat'. Because raging fire enters the core, it is called the Avīci Hell."