Information AboutAvidya (buddhism) |
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Avidyā ( Sanskrit ) or '''Avijjā''' ( Pāli ) means "ignorance" or "delusion". It is used extensively in Buddhist texts. Synonyms:
Avidyā plays a key role in Buddhism and Buddhist doctrine and is the primary cause of suffering in Saṃsāra . # Avidyā is one of the three Kleśa s. # Avidyā is the first spoke on the Wheel Of Life . # Avidyā is the first link of Pratītyasamutpāda . As one of the kleśas, Avidyā leads to craving ( Tṛṣṇā ) and clinging ( Upādāna ). As the first spoke on the Wheel Of Life , all subsequent states follow in its wake. As the first link of Pratitya-Samutpada , all other links depend on it. The antidote to Avidyā is '''), All three of which are incorporated in the Theravādin practice of Eightfold Path and the Mahāyāna practice of the Pāramitās ( Path Of Perfection ). From one to six aspects Avidyā is a lack of knowing, and can be associated with intention. Avidyā has three aspects as associates to three kinds of ).
SEE ALSO Avidya for the treatment of the concept in Hinduism . |