十二因緣
shí'èr​yīn​yuán

twelve links of dependent origination

  • created sense approved 十二因缘/十二因緣 · shí'èr​yīn​yuán · twelve links of dependent origination — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十二因缘 / 十二因緣

    shí'èr​yīn​yuán

    twelve links of dependent origination

    the Buddhist concept of the twelve stages of causality that lead to rebirth and suffering, beginning with ignorance and ending in old age and death

    十二 (literal) → 十二 · shí'èr · twelve 因缘 (literal) → 因缘/因緣 · yīn​yuán · karma

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