Pāli Dictionary

andhakāra

andhastemkārasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

tamas

Antonyms

vijjā, āloka

general

  • darkness; blackness; pitch darkness; (as adjective) dark; obscuring

  • Snp 1.4

    seyyathā'pi, bho gotama, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya, cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhintī'ti.

doctrine

  • ignorance; blindness; bewilderment; delusion (spiritual or mental darkness)

  • Snp 1.4

    seyyathā'pi, bho gotama, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya, cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhintī'ti.

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