Ababa Niraya: 2 definitions
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Ababa Niraya means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA name given not to a special purgatory but to a period of time in Avici.
One term of Ababa is equal to four hundred of Abbuda; an Abbuda being reckoned as the time taken to remove twenty Kosalan Kharis (equal to a cartload) of tila seeds, taking one seed at the end of each century.
Sn.p.126; S.i.152; SA.i.170; see also KS.i.190, n.1 and 2. SnA. (ii.477) gives an Abbuda as equal to 100,000 ninnahutas; AA.ii.853.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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