Ignorance

(1) According to Vasubandhu and Asanga, not knowing. (2) According to Dharmakirti, knowing in an inverted (incorrect) manner. In both cases, unawareness is of either behavioral cause and effect or of the lack of an impossible "soul" (selflessness) or voidness.

Tibetan: མ་རིག་པ། ma-rig-pa

Sanskrit: avidyā

Pali: avijjā

Synonyms: Unawareness


Other languages

العربية: الجهل
Deutsch: Ignoranz
Español: Ignorancia
Français: Ignorance
Русский: Неведение
Tiếng Việt: Vô minh

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