The Avici Hell is considered to be among the lowest realms of Hell within Buddhism. People reborn into this Hell have generally committed one or more of the Five Grave Offenses: Naraka or Neraka, in Buddhism and Hinduism, is the underworld and Hell. ...

• Intentionally murdering one's father
• Intentionally murdering one's mother
• Killing an arhant, or Enlightened being
• Shedding the blood of a Buddha
• Creating discord within the Sangha, or Buddhist community.

Buddhism teaches that rebirth into Hell is temporary, while the offending being works off the karma they performed. Similarly, rebirth into Avici hell is not eternal. However, suffering in Avici is far longer then all other levels of hell. The sutras stated that rebirth in Avici will be for innumerable kalpas (time unit). When the offending being passes away after 1 kalpa (time unit), he again gets reborn in the same place, undergoing suffering for another kalpa, and on and on until he has exhausted his bad karma. For this reason, Avici hell is also known as the "non-stop way". The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Media:Example. ... It has been suggested that bhikkhu be merged into this article or section. ... A kalpa is a Sanskrit word meaning an aeon, or a long period of time in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology. ...