Meanings
nounpratītyasamutpāda (uncountable)
alternative paticcasamuppāda
- uncountablechiefly Mahayana BuddhismThe principle that everything is interdependent, that all things arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions.
- uncountablechiefly Theravada BuddhismThe Twelve Nidānas.
Origin
- Sanskritप्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद“dependent origination”
- Englishpratītyasamutpāda
Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद (pratītyasamutpāda, “dependent origination”), from प्रतीत्य (pratītya, “dependence”) + समुत्पाद (samutpāda, “arising”).
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Chinese Cantonese 緣起 /缘起
- 緣起 /缘起 (jyun⁴ hei²)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 緣起 /缘起
- 緣起 /缘起 (yuánqǐ)Translations
French coproduction conditionnée
- coproduction conditionnéeTranslations
Hindi प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद
- प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद (pratītyasamutpād)Translations
Japanese 縁起
- 縁起 (engi)Translations
Korean 연기
- 연기 (yeon'gi)Translations
Thai ปฏิจจสมุปบาท
- ปฏิจจสมุปบาท (bpà-dtìt-jà-sà-mùp-bàat)Translations
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pratītyasamutpāda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da
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“pratītyasamutpāda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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