also: むけんならく
Avici hell; the deepest hell in Buddhism
Buddhist term for the eighth and most painful hell, where suffering is uninterrupted. Often used metaphorically for an inescapable, hellish situation.
In Buddhism, Avici hell is considered the most painful hell.
He likened his debt-ridden life to Avici hell.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; less common than むげんならく.
From Buddhist terminology; 無間 (muken, 'without interval') refers to uninterrupted suffering, and 奈落 (naraku) is a transliteration of Sanskrit naraka (hell). The reading むげん is a variant of むけん.