Nidāna is the term used to describe the standard introduction of a Buddhist sutra, where the formula "Thus have I heard" (attributed to Ānanda) is followed by a description of the location …

nidāna (T. gzhi/gleng gzhi; C. yinyuan/nituona; 因/尼陀那). A Sanskrit and Pali term that can mean "cause," "motivation," "occasion," or "episode," depending on the context. [1] It has three …

Also known as the twelve links of dependent origination, they map the chain of causation that creates the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that sentient beings are caught in. The nidanas …

The Twelve Nidanas (Pali: nidana– foundation, source or origin) are the application of the Buddhist concept of Pratitya-samutpada (dependent origination). The Twelve Nidanas are …

Nov 22, 2023 · Nidana (devanāgarī: निदान nidāna) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means "cause, foundation, source or origin." In Buddhism the term is associated to the concept of …

The Twelve Nidānas (Pali/Sanskrit: निदान Nidāna " cause, foundation, source or origin") are an application of the Buddhist concept of Pratītyasamutpāda (Dependent origination). They …

It is an important concept in Buddhism, especially Theravāda. It is derived from the prefix ni - and the root dā which together mean literally “bind on” or “fasten to”; thus nidāna is a binding, rope, …

Jun 18, 2017 · Nidana is the fundamental cause – Adi Karana. This term is used to describe the causative factors of a disease. Chakrapani tells that Nidana is the beginning point for any …

Aug 18, 2024 · Here are the Twelve Nidanas: : The fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of reality, particularly the Four Noble Truths and the concept of non-self. : Mental and physical …

The twelve links of dependent origination (Skt. dvādaśāṅga-pratītyasamutpāda; Tib. རྟེན་འབྲེལ་ཡན་ལག་བཅུ་གཉིས་, tendrel yenlak chunyi, Wyl. rten 'brel yan lag bcu gnyis) also referred to …