無明

Cantonese

Etymology

From Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā, avijjā)

Noun

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)).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	明

Etymology

Translated term from Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā, avijjā).

Noun

無明 (hiragana むみょう, romaji mumyō)

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

See also

• Avidyā on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Avidyā
• 無明 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia

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Mandarin

Etymology

From Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā, avijjā)

Noun

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)).