avidya means ignorance or delusion. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why “avidya” is a great word
AVIDYA — [Noun] A fundamental spiritual ignorance, the primal misconception of the true nature of reality that is the root cause of suffering. From Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā), from a- ("not") + vidyā ("knowledge, wisdom"). Unlike "ignorance" (a general, secular lack of information) or "maya" (the cosmic illusion that is the phenomenal *product* of this ignorance), avidya is the deep-seated, causative error of perception itself. It is the sleeper mistaking the dream for solid ground, the ceaseless polishing of a brass ornament mistaken for gold, and the root-tangle from which all mistaken identity grows—the original knot that binds the mind to a world it insists is real, yet forever fails to satisfy.
noun
- Ignorance or delusion.