Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Avidyā is a Sanskrit word whose literal meaning is \"ignorance\", \"delusion\", \"unlearned\", \"unwise\" and opposite of, Vidya. It is used extensively in Hindu texts, including the Upanishads, and also in Buddhism.Avidyā, in all Dharmic systems, is a cognitive limitation to be overcome by each individual and does not imply a failure or transgression. The \"entrenched misunderstanding of ourselves and the world\" is avidyā (false knowledge) which gives rise to several root causes of misery or kleshas, which include ruinous states of mind and addictive habits."@en }
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- Avidya_(Hinduism) abstract "Avidyā is a Sanskrit word whose literal meaning is \"ignorance\", \"delusion\", \"unlearned\", \"unwise\" and opposite of, Vidya. It is used extensively in Hindu texts, including the Upanishads, and also in Buddhism.Avidyā, in all Dharmic systems, is a cognitive limitation to be overcome by each individual and does not imply a failure or transgression. The \"entrenched misunderstanding of ourselves and the world\" is avidyā (false knowledge) which gives rise to several root causes of misery or kleshas, which include ruinous states of mind and addictive habits.".