La palabra Avidya significa ‘ignorancia’. Es lo opuesto de vidya , se usa mucho en textos de budismo e hinduismo y suele representarse por una anciana que camina a tientas, perdida, como a ciegas.

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Avidyā (Sanskrit; Pāli: avijjā; Tibetan phonetic: ma rigpa) in Buddhist literature is commonly translated as "ignorance". The concept refers to ignorance or misconceptions about the nature of metaphysical reality, in particular about the impermanence and non-self doctrines about reality. It is the root cause of Dukkha (suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness), and asserted as the first link, in Buddhist phenomenology, of a process that leads to repeated birth. Avidyā is mentioned within the Buddhist teachings as ignorance or misunderstanding in various contexts: \n* Four Noble Truths \n* The first link in the twelve links of dependent origination. \n* One of the three poisons within the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. \n* One of the six root kleshas within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings \n* One of the ten fetters in the Theravada tradition \n* Equivalent to moha within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings Within the context of the twelve links of dependent origination, avidya is typically symbolized by a person who is blind or wearing a blindfold.

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