| Term | twelve links of dependent arising |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | rten-'brel yan-lag bcu-gnyis |
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| Pali | |
| Definition | The twelve-part mechanism whereby the existence of all samsaric phenomena, especially those of future rebirth, are established by reliance on unawareness: (1) unawareness, (2) affecting impulses, (3) loaded consciousness, (4) nameable mental faculties with or without gross form, (5) stimulators of cognition, (6) contacting awareness, (7) feeling a level of happiness, (8) craving, (9) an obtainer, (10) further existence, (11) conception, and (12) aging and dying. |
| German | zwölf Glieder des abhängigen Entstehens |
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| French | douze liens de la production interdépendante |
| Italian | dodici anelli dell'origine dipendente |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | twelve branches of dependent arising |
| Russian | двенадцать звеньев зависимого возникновения |
| Vietnamese | thập nhị nhân duyên |