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pratityasamutpada

pratityasamutpada noun: dependent origination: a doctrine of Buddhist philosophy stating that all dharmas arise in dependence upon other dharmas: "if this exists, that exists; if this ceases to exist, that also ceases to exist".

Noun

pratityasamutpada (uncountable)

  1. Dependent origination: a doctrine of Buddhist philosophy stating that all dharmas arise in dependence upon other dharmas: "if this exists, that exists; if this ceases to exist, that also ceases to exist".

Forms of pratityasamutpada

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Questions about pratityasamutpada

What does pratityasamutpada mean?
Pratityasamutpada means dependent origination: a doctrine of Buddhist philosophy stating that all dharmas arise in dependence upon other dharmas: "if this exists, that exists; if this ceases to exist, that also ceases to exist".
What part of speech is pratityasamutpada?
Pratityasamutpada is a noun.

Words near pratityasamutpada in the dictionary

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  5. Pratishtha
  6. pratityasamutpada
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