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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3256

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3256

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c6.3256](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3256)

In the Dīgha passage mentioned above, the reference to Avīci is in connection with a tremendous growth of population which will occur in Jambudīpa in a future age. Houses will be so close that a cock could fly from any one to the next, and one would think it Avīci (avīci maññe).

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