noun
Buddhist term for the five gravest offenses: killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, and causing a schism within the sangha.
仏教では、五逆を犯すと無間地獄に落ちるとされる。
In Buddhism, it is said that committing the five cardinal sins leads to the Avīci hell.
noun
crime of killing one's master or close elder relatives
Historical legal term for the crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.
江戸時代の法律では、五逆は極めて重い罪とされていた。
Under Edo-period law, the crime of killing one's master or close elder relatives was considered an extremely serious offense.