Avidyā

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Key Term avidyā
Hover Popup Choices ignorance
In Tibetan Script མ་རིག་པ་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration ma rig pa
Devanagari Sanskrit Script अविद्या
Romanized Sanskrit avidyā
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering marikpa
English Standard ignorance
Term Type Noun
Source Language Sanskrit
Definitions

Literally "unknowing," it refers to a lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of the nature of reality. As such, it is considered to be the root cause of suffering and the basis for the arising of all other negative mental factors.

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