An action that ripens into the experience of suffering by the person who commits it or into a hindrance to his or her spiritual practice. An action that cannot be spoken about with praise.
Tibetan: ཁ་ན་མ་ཐོ་བ། kha-na ma-tho-ba
Sanskrit: avadya
J. Hopkins: Unseemliness; Fault; Blemish; Blame
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