avidyā (‘ ignorance’)
In general terms, the ignorance in question is that of one's real nature, and so of one's true relationship with the world; the result of such ignorance is suffering. What constitutes one's real nature, and therefore the precise meaning of avidyā, is variously interpreted by different Indian religious and philosophical systems. In the ... ...
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