Moha (Buddhism)

Moha appears in the Vedic literature, and has roots in the early Vedic word mogha which means "empty, unreal, vain, useless, foolish". The term, as well as the three defects concept appears in the ancient texts of Jainism and some schools of Hinduism such as Nyaya, in their respective discussion of the theory of rebirths. The term means "illusion", "delusion, confusion, dullness". ==Application==

In Hinduism "Moh" means attachment to people or things. This world is dystopia and what we perceive as reality is simulated reality. Everything, including time, is an illusion. This illusion is known as "Maya" to which we have "moh" or an attachment. Within the Mahayana tradition, moha is classified as one of the three poisons, which are considered to be the root cause of suffering. In the Mahayana tradition, moha is considered to be a subcategory of avidyā. Whereas avidyā is defined as a fundamental ignorance, moha is defined as an ignorance of cause and effect or of reality that accompanies only destructive states of mind or behavior. Moha is sometimes replaced by avidyā in lists of the three poisons. In contemporary explanations of the three poisons, teachers are likely to emphasize the fundamental ignorance of avidyā rather than moha. ==See also==