It originates with "avidhya", ignorance or nescience of the real identity of the atman, instead giving birth to the notion of "jiva".
These are nescience (avidya), egoity (asmita), passion (raga), ill will (dvesa) and the will to live (abhinivesa).
In one verse hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, wrath, harsh speech and nescience are described as demoniac qualities.
Cal eschews a chronological telling of the story, where he shares the characters' nescience.
Complementary to the sociology of knowledge is the sociology of ignorance including the study of nescience, ignorance, knowledge gaps or non-knowledge as inherent features of knowledge making.
