as a form of Avidya, and Buddhism considering the denial and misconceptions of An-atman (non-soul, non-self) as a form of Avidya. Avidyā (अविद्या) is...
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Look up avidya in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Avidyā may refer to: Avidyā (Buddhism), a Buddhist concept which denotes ignorance of the four noble...
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dependent origination, avidya is typically symbolised by a person who is blind or wearing a blindfold.[citation needed] Avidyā is a Vedic Sanskrit word...
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truth-value of avidyā or what is the substratum that is the basis or cause of avidyā? The Upanishads teach that the knowledge of difference is avidyā or ignorance...
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the Mahayana tradition, moha is considered to be a subcategory of avidyā. Whereas avidyā is defined as a fundamental ignorance, moha is defined as an ignorance...
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Advaita Vedanta (section Avidyā (ignorance))
statements such as tat tvam asi, "that['s how] you are," destroy the ignorance (avidyā) regarding one's true identity by revealing that (jiv)Ātman is non-different...
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points: The locus of avidyā: according to Maṇḍana Miśra, the individual jīva is the locus of avidyā, whereas Sureśvara contents that avidyā regarding brahman...
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Dvaita Vedanta (section Avidya)
Madhvacharya, the jiva is unaware of its real nature due to ignorance (avidyā) caused by maya, and thus, is unable to realize its expression of intrinsic...
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In the Mahayana tradition moha is identified as a subcategory of avidya. Whereas avidya is defined as a fundamental ignorance, moha is defined as delusion...
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Upāli Mahapajapati Gotamī Khema Uppalavanna Asita Channa Yasa Key concepts Avidyā (Ignorance) Bardo Bodhicitta Buddha-nature Dhamma theory Dharma Enlightenment...
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