Avidya-Vritti
Avidyā-Vṛtti (IAST)Translation: "a mode of ignorance"
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अविद्यावृत्ति
Transliteration: Avidyā-Vṛtti
Translation: "a mode of ignorance"
Definition: "A modification of ignorance. It gives knowledge of illusory objects; internal states of the mind like pleasure and pain; and knowledge (Jñāna) and ignorance (Avidyā), according to Advaita Vedānta. This knowing is done by the witness consciousness (Sākṣin)."
Reference:
- Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
