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avidyā

in Buddhism, fundamental ignorance
Intangible religious_concept Q1053923
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Summary

avidyā is a religious concept[1]. avidyā draws 830 Wikipedia views per month (religious concept category, ranking #193 of 471).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Buddhism[3]
  • Subclass of: ignorance[4]
  • Part of: Twelve Nidānas[5]
  • Said to be the same as: Hijab[6]
  • Opposite of: Vidya[7]
  • Facet of: Buddhism[8]
  • Described by source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[9]
  • Partially coincident with: Avidya[10]
  • Native label: 𑀅𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸[11]

Why It Matters

avidyā has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] avidyā is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). avidyā. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/avidy
MLA “avidyā.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/avidy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_avidy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{avidyā}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/avidy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22h ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'bcl', 'bg', 'bn', 'cs', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'hi', 'hu',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to enwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  2. 5w ago · ທິງ຺ອຣ຺ທິລິອມ຺ປູລຸ · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Hijab
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Said to be the same as: Hijab"
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