Ānantarya karma (

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) or Ānantarika kamma (

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) are the most serious offences in Buddhism that, at death, through the overwhelming karmic strength of any single one of them, bring immediate disaster. Both Buddhists and non-Buddhists must avoid them at all costs. Such offenses prevent perpetrators from attaining any of the stages of enlightenment and from ordaining into the Sangha. The offences are: # Killing one's mother # Killing one's father # Killing an

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# Wounding a

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# Creating schism in the

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Ānantarika kamma is considered so serious that even Amitabha Buddha abandoned all hope. His 18th Vow reads: Those who have committed any of the five acts of ''Ānantarika kamma'' are said to be reborn in the ''

naraka Naraka () is the realm of hell in Indian religions. According to schools of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, ''Naraka'' is a place of torment. The word ''Neraka'' (modification of ''Naraka'') in Indonesian language, Indonesian and Malaysian langu ...

'' of Avīci, the very lowest of all the Hells of Buddhism.

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