The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (24 page)

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Abhi
eka-bh
mi
(highest stage of perfection)
:
see
BHUMI
.
Abhuta-dharma
(miracle)
:
Abi
(Jap.; Skt.
av
ci
). The lowest part of Buddhist
hell
, a place of such pain that no one cries out, and anguished silence prevails. However, as with all Buddhist hells, it is not a place of everlasting torment, since there is nothing permanent in the Buddhist perspective.
Abidatsuma-kusha-ron
.
Jap. for
Abhidharma-ko
a-bh
ya
,
the survey of
Therav
da
teaching by
Vasubandhu
.

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