The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lacking knowledge or information
Ignorance about one's true (divine) identity That is, the sense that one is separate from God Spiritual ignorance or ego leads one to believe that one is but the physical body; it is regardless of one's worldly education/knowledge
Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it. I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history
The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed
A mental factor that is confused about the ultimate nature of phenomena See Understanding the Mind
Sanskrit word is Avidya Literally, it means darkness without illumination Actually it refers to illusion without englightenment, i e , the illusory phenomena for realities Avidya is the first or the last of the Twelve Nidanas Ignorance, karma and desire are the three forces that cause reincarnation
(Sanskrit: avidya) In this context, the fundamental cause or root of samsaric existence: the mental obscurity that prevents perception of the true nature of phenomena, shunyata