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五逆罪
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1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)



History:
2. A 2021-01-26 06:42:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2021-01-26 03:12:16  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
brit daijs nikk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anantarika-karma
http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Five_cardinal_sins
https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Five_crimes_with_immediate_retribution
  Comments:
I wanted to add that committing one of these leads to condemnation to the eight and worst hell like brit does (無間地獄(むけんじご
く。→阿鼻地獄)に落ちるような,最も重い罪。) but it's hard to fit in.

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