Pāli Dictionary

avijjā

aprefixvidrootsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vidwissen; fühlen

Literal

not knowing

Antonyms


doctrine

  • Unwissenheit; Nichtwissen(um die vier edlen Wahrheiten); erstes Glied des bedingten Entstehens

  • ignorance; not knowing (specifically of the four noble truths); first link of dependent origination

  • SN 12.2

    katamā ca bhikkhave avijjā? yaṃ kho bhikkhave dukkhe aññāṇaṃ

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