[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c6.781 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.781 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.781 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.781](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.781) \*\*Aṭaṭa.\*\*—One of the Avīci hells appearing in a list of names of purgatories.¹ Buddhaghosa² says these are not names of separate hells, but only periods of time in Avīci apportioned to each entrant by the working of Kamma. - [Previous: v1.c6.780](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.780) - [Next: v1.c6.782](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.782) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.781](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.781) · Pramāṇa