One of the three poisons (dug gsum) along with aversion, or hatred, and attachment, or desire, which perpetuate the sufferings of cyclic existence. It is the obfuscating mental state which obstructs an individual from generating knowledge or insight, and it is said to be the dominant characteristic of the animal world in general. Commonly rendered as confusion, delusion, and ignorance, or bewilderment.
moha
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Name Variants
8 namesTibetan
གཏི་མུག
gti mug
Sanskrit
moha
English
Deluded,ignorance,confusion,delusion,dullness,bewilderment