Pāli Dictionary

avijjā

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Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vid知；觉

Literal

不知；非明

Antonyms

vijjā

doctrine

  • 无明；（特指对四圣谛的）不知；十二缘起之第一支

  • 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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