無明

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Cantonese [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā, avijjā)

Noun [edit]

無明 (jyutping mouming, Yale mou4ming4)

  1. Derived from the Sanskrit term "Avidya;" which is defined as "delusion;" as a "Ignorance (of Buddhist teachings);" and as illusion, (māyā (Buddhism)).

Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term
無 明

Etymology [edit]

Translated term from Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā, avijjā).

Noun [edit]

無明 (hiragana むみょう, romaji mumyō)

  1. (Buddhism): Avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence.

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Mandarin [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā, avijjā)

Noun [edit]

無明 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wú míng)

  1. Derived from the Sanskrit term "Avidya;" which is defined as "delusion;" as a "Ignorance (of Buddhist teachings);" and as illusion, (māyā (Buddhism)).
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