avidyā

Tibetan: མ་རིག་པ་
Tibetan (Wylie): ma rig pa
Tibetan (phonetics): ma rig pa
English term: Ignorance
English alternative: Delusion
English definition: Ignorance means not seeing reality and not knowing the law of karma. It afflicts beings because it veils their vision of reality. Ignorance is the absence of knowledge with regard to the three realms of existence, the law of karma – deeds and their result, the Three Jewels, and the four ārya truths. It is the basis for all afflictions.
Spanish: Ignorancia