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pratītyasamutpāda meaning in Sanskrit

प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद pratītyasamutpāda

pratītyasamutpāda in Sanskrit: प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद (pratītyasamutpāda). In English, pratītyasamutpāda means the principle that everything is interdependent, that all things arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions.

Sanskrit words for pratītyasamutpāda

Translations
प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद pratītyasamutpāda

English meaning of pratītyasamutpāda

  1. noun The principle that everything is interdependent, that all things arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions.
  2. noun The Twelve Nidānas.

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Questions about pratītyasamutpāda in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pratītyasamutpāda in Sanskrit?
Pratītyasamutpāda in Sanskrit is प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद (pratītyasamutpāda).
pratītyasamutpāda इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pratītyasamutpāda: प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद (pratītyasamutpāda).
What does pratītyasamutpāda mean in English?
Pratītyasamutpāda means the principle that everything is interdependent, that all things arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions.

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