avidya
noun
avi·dya
(ˌ)əˈvid(ˌ)yä
variants or less commonly avijja
-i(ˌ)jä
plural -s
Hinduism & Buddhism
: ignorance
specifically : blindness to ultimate truth
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit avidyā, literally, ignorance, from a- a- entry 2 + vidyā knowledge