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| '''Avidyā''' (devanāgarī: अविद्या) is a [[Sanskrit]] word commonly translated as "ignorance" or "delusion". In spiritual contexts it refers to a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of Reality.
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| In [[Buddhism]] it is regarded as the first link in the twelve [[Nidāna|links of dependent origination]].
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| In [[Patañjali]]'s Raja Yoga Avidyā is seen as the first [[kleśas|cause of affliction]], defined as "taking the non-eternal for the eternal, the impure for the pure, evil for good and non-self as self".
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| In [[Advaita Vedanta]] Avidya is also seen as the primary factor for [[Māyā|illusion]], and is defined as ''adhyāsa'', normally translated as "misapprehension" or "wrong cognition".
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| ==Online resources==
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| ===Articles===
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| *[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Avidya# Avidya] at Theosopedia
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| == Notes ==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Sanskrit terms|Avidya]]
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| [[Category:Buddhist concepts|Avidya]]
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| [[Category:Hindu concepts|Avidya]] | |