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nidana

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[ni-dah-nuh] / nɪˈdɑ nə /

noun

Buddhism.

  1. any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.

Etymology

Origin of nidana

From the Sanskrit word nidāna cause, source

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