Guessanym

Are these nodes
actually related?

twelve-fold chain

Random Pick
  [ 10297 ]
Guessanym
Pratītyasamutpāda

twelve-fold chain

Depth
7
Use as Polynym Mark Unseen (✓)
Keyword:   seven
Context:   According to Wayman, Nagarjuna's explanation is as follows: "the three defilements – nescience, craving, and indulgence – give rise to the two karmas – motivations and gestation – and that these two give rise to the seven sufferings – perception, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feelings, re-birth, and old age and death." Vasubandhu's presentation is fully consistent with Nagarjuna's: "nescience, craving, and indulgence are defilement; motivations and gestations are karma; the remaining seven are the basis (asraya) as well as the fruit (phala).
Full context:   Nagarjuna's Pratityasamutpada-hrdaya-karika also outlines the 12 nidanas as a rebirth process. According to Wayman, Nagarjuna's explanation is as follows: "the three defilements – nescience, craving, and indulgence – give rise to the two karmas – motivations and gestation – and that these two give rise to the seven sufferings – perception, name-and-form, six sense bases, contact, feelings, re-birth, and old age and death." Vasubandhu's presentation is fully consistent with Nagarjuna's: "nescience, craving, and indulgence are defilement; motivations and gestations are karma; the remaining seven are the basis (asraya) as well as the fruit (phala).
— Marked as seen, but always open to review —
Polynym
Pratītyasamutpāda

twelve-fold chain

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
12
User
scotty
© 2026 Nymology