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avidya

In Hinduism and Buddhism, a lack of understanding of the true nature of reality. In Buddhism it also means a lack of understanding of the Four Noble Truths. In its wider sense it denotes the root of all evil, for being unable to discern true reality means one is trapped in falsehood and thus in suffering and evil.
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Avidya means false knowledge or ignorance of one''s own nature in relation to the objects of experience.
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