# Amoha

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{{Short description|Buddhist term}}{{Buddhist term
| fontsize=100%
| title=Amoha
| pi= {{langx|pi|label=none|𑀅𑀫𑁄𑀳|amoha}}
| sa= amoha
| en= non-delusion,<br/> non-bewilderment,<br/> lack of naivety,<br/>lack of stupidity
| bo= གཏི་མུག་མེད་པ།
| bo-Latn=[Wylie](/source/Wylie_transliteration): gti mug med pa; <br />[THL](/source/THL_Simplified_Phonetic_Transcription): timuk mepa
| ko= 무치
| ko-Latn= muchi
| zh= 無癡
|vi=Vô si}}{{Cetasika|beautiful}}
'''Amoha''' (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan Wylie: ''gti mug med pa'') is a [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism) term translated as "non-delusion"  or "non-bewilderment". It is defined as being without delusion concerning what is true, due to discrimination; its function is to cause one to not engage in unwholesome actions.<ref name=g1>Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 542-544.</ref><ref name=eric1>Kunsang (2004), p. 25.</ref>  It is one of the [mental factors](/source/Mental_factors_(Buddhism)) within the [Abhidharma](/source/Abhidharma) teachings. 

The [Abhidharma-samuccaya](/source/Abhidharma-samuccaya) states: 

:What is non-deludedness? It is a thorough comprehension of (practical) knowledge that comes from maturation, instructions, thinking and understanding, and its function is to provide a basis for not becoming involved in evil behavior.<ref name="g1"/>

[Herbert Guenther](/source/Herbert_Guenther) states:
: It is a distinct discriminatory awareness to counteract the deludedness that has its cause in either what one has been born into or what one has acquired.<ref name="g1"/>

==See also==
* [Alobha](/source/Alobha) (Non-greed)
* [Adosa](/source/Adve%E1%B9%A3a) (Non-hatred)
* [Buddhist paths to liberation](/source/Buddhist_paths_to_liberation)
* [Mental factors (Buddhism)](/source/Mental_factors_(Buddhism))

==Notes==
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==References==
* [Guenther, Herbert V.](/source/Herbert_V._Guenther) &  Leslie S. Kawamura (1975), ''Mind in Buddhist Psychology: A Translation of Ye-shes rgyal-mtshan's "The Necklace of Clear Understanding"''. Dharma Publishing. Kindle Edition.
* [Kunsang, Erik Pema](/source/Erik_Pema_Kunsang) (translator) (2004). ''Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 1''. North Atlantic Books.

==External links==
* [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/gti_mug_med_pa Ranjung Yeshe wiki entry for ''gti_mug_med_pa'']
* [http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/about/glossary/glossary_tibetan.html#xgti_20mug_20med_20pa Berzin Archives glossary entry for "amoha"]

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