อวิชชา(à-wít-chaa)

Meanings

1NounB2

ignorance (Buddhism)

fundamental ignorance or delusion that fails to see things as they truly are; the root cause of suffering in Buddhism and one of the twelve links of dependent origination (Pali: avijjā).

Examples

พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaan1Venerable teacher (Buddhist monk)2revered monk-teacher (form of address)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอวิชชาà-wít-chaaอวิชชาà-wít-chaa1ignorance (Buddhism)2lack of knowledgeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยึดติดyéut dtìtยึดติดyéut dtìt1[to] stick; adhere (to [sth])2[to] cling to; be fixated on3stuck; adherentในตัวnai dtuuaในตัวnai dtuua1built-in; integrated2on one’s person; carried with you3in [sb]/[sth] itself; inherentlyตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไตรลักษณ์dtrai-lákไตรลักษณ์dtrai-lákthree marks of existence
The monk explained that fundamental ignorance makes us cling to self, thus failing to see the truth of the three marks.
2NounB2

lack of knowledge

absence of knowledge or understanding; ignorance in a general sense (formal/literary).

Examples

ความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatmistake; errorครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เกิดจากgèrt jàakเกิดจากgèrt jàak1[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]2[to] be formed from; originate from; be produced byอวิชชาà-wít-chaaอวิชชาà-wít-chaa1ignorance (Buddhism)2lack of knowledgeเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesกฎหมายgòt-măaiกฎหมายgòt-măai1law; statute2the law (legal system)3legal code/body of lawพื้นฐานpĕun tăanพื้นฐานpĕun tăan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)4elementary; introductory (level)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
That mistake arose from his lack of knowledge about basic law.

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