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Avidya is the enforcement of non-contextuality on a boundary whose structure is inherently context-dependent

Sharpens the formalisation of avidya by mapping it onto the quantum contextuality framework

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There is no self-evidence: A physics of emptiness realisation

(2026) · Lars Sandved-Smith · Chris Fields · Thomas Doctor · Ruben Laukkonen +1

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The separation prior sigma is a self-reinforcing prior that gains precision simply by being used, decoupled from whether its use remains optimal
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Explains developmental entrenchment of the separation prior via habit dynamics in active inference

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Avidyā (Fundamental Ignorance)concept0.798
Identified as the common structure across all three lenses: conflating description with reality.
Avidya (Ignorance)concept0.787
Buddhist concept formalised as the transparent presence of the separation prior sigma; enforcement of non-contextuality on an inherently contextual boundary
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The conflation of description with reality — misidentifying hᴬ with Δs, Q with P, φp0 with M — is the common structure of avidyā across all three lenses.claim0.737
Integration claim identifying a shared structure of ignorance across the three formal lenses.
A boundary in Alexander's sense is where two light cones meet, defining separation and presence between spaces.claim0.721
Such priors suppress the inherent contextuality of the boundary and that their removal constitutes a formal counterpart to the Buddhist notion of emptiness realisation.claim0.714
Equivalence claim between prior removal and emptiness.
The Buddhist understanding of emptiness (lack of svabhava) is the same structural feature as quantum contextuality: the impossibility of assigning context-independent properties to a boundaryclaim0.712
Proposed identification between philosophical traditions enabling formal translation of contemplative insight
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The inherent frame-dependence of the self-environment boundary, suppressed by the dualistic prior.