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nidana

[ ni-dah-nuh ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nidana1

From the Sanskrit word nidāna cause, source
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Example Sentences

However in the Nidâna Kathâ 270 the Buddha's father celebrates an imposing ploughing ceremony.

The first twenty-three patriarchs are exactly the same as those given in 'The Sutra on the Nidana of transmitting Dharmapitaka,' translated in A.D.

So also the Nidana Katha, in "Buddhist Birth Stories," p.

This period is known as the Vessantara Jataka, of which Hardy, M. B., pp. 116-124, gives a long account; see also "Buddhist Birth Stories," the Nidana Katha, p.

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