SINCE 1828
avidya
noun
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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