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Pali
  
amoha

Sanskrit
  
amoha

English
  
non-delusion, non-bewilderment, lack of naivety, lack of stupidity

Tibetan
  
གཏི་མུག་མེད་པ། (Wylie: gti mug med pa; THL: timuk mepa)

Amoha (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan Wylie: gti mug med pa) is a Buddhist 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. It is one of the mental factors within the Abhidharma teachings.

The 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.

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.

References

Amoha Wikipedia