Pāli Dictionary

avijjā

aprefixvidrootsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vid알다; 느끼다

Literal

not knowing

Antonyms


doctrine

  • 무명(無明); (사성제를) 알지 못함; 십이연기의 첫째 고리

  • 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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