Buddhist term for spiritual darkness or ignorance, often contrasted with 明 (めい, 'brightness, enlightenment').
Antonyms: 明 (めい)
In Buddhism, darkness symbolizes ignorance.
Standard kanji form for this Buddhist term.
From Middle Chinese 暗 (MC ʔʌmH). The kanji 暗 is used in Buddhist texts to represent spiritual darkness or ignorance.
light and darkness; light and shade
recitation; reciting from memory
theatrical blackout; stage blackout · sudden turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
dark side; hidden side; underbelly
concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind
dark clouds · ominous signs; threatening clouds (figurative)
metaphor
mental arithmetic; mental calculation
dark night
reef; sunken rock · hidden difficulty; pitfall
darkroom
culvert; underground drain; conduit
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
memorizing a musical score; playing from memory
foolish; imbecilic; feebleminded
secret feud; behind-the-scenes conflict · wordless pantomime in the dark (kabuki)
blackout curtain
dark color
gloom; shade; darkness
dead of night; pitch darkness of night
gloom; darkness; seclusion