paticcasamuppāda

/pətɪt͡ʃːəsəmʊpːaːdə/

A form of pratītyasamutpāda — The principle that everything is interdependent, that all things arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions.

OriginPali paṭiccasamuppāda →
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Meanings

nounpaticcasamuppāda (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableTheravada BuddhismAlternative spelling of pratītyasamutpāda.

Origin

  1. Palipaṭiccasamuppāda
  2. Englishpaticcasamuppāda

From Pali paṭiccasamuppāda.

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