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| '''Nidāna''' (devanāgarī: निदान) is a [[Sanskrit]] and [[Pali]] word that means "cause, foundation, source or origin." In [[Buddhism]] the term is associated to the concept of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda) that explains the existence of objects and phenomena as being due to a chain of 12 causes/effects called "nidānas."
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| == The Twelve Nidanas ==
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| 1- From spiritual Ignorance (avidyā) arises mental formations (saṃskāra).
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| 2- From mental formations arises Consciousness (vijñāna).
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| 3- From consciousness arises Mind name and form (nāmarūpa).
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| 4- From name and form arise the sense organs and their objects (Ṣaḍāyatana).
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| 5- From sense organs and their objects arises contact (Sparśa).
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| 6- From contact arises sensation (vedanā).
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| 7- From sensation arises craving (tṛṣṇā).
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| 8- From craving arises clinging (upādāna).
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| 9- From clinging arises becoming (bhava).
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| 10- From becoming arises birth (jāti).
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| 11 & 12- From birth arise aging and dying (jarāmaraṇa).
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| ==Further reading==
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| *[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Triad# Triad] at Theosopedia
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| [[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
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| [[Category:Pāli terms]]
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| [[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]
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| [[Category:Buddhist concepts]] | |
