avi·dya
| \ (ˌ)əˈvid(ˌ)yä \
variants:
or less commonly avijja \
-i(ˌ)jä
\
plural -s
Definition of avidya
Hinduism & Buddhism
: ignorance
specifically
: blindness to ultimate truth
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