Team Glossary :: Glossary terms

Term	obtaining cause Referenced by: material cause (alternative term) cause, material (cross-reference only) cause, obtaining (cross-reference only)
Tibetan	nyer-len-gyi rgyu
Sanskrit	upadanahetu
Pali
Definition	The cause from which a result is obtained and which transforms into the result. For example, a seed is the obtaining cause for a sprout, and a network of positive force (a collection of merit) is the obtaining cause for a Corpus of Forms (Form Body) of a Buddha. Some translators render the term as "material cause," but this term does not refer to the physical elements that make up something.

Term

obtaining cause

Referenced by:
material cause (alternative term)
cause, material (cross-reference only)
cause, obtaining (cross-reference only)

Tibetan

nyer-len-gyi rgyu

Sanskrit

upadanahetu

Pali

Definition

The cause from which a result is obtained and which transforms into the result. For example, a seed is the obtaining cause for a sprout, and a network of positive force (a collection of merit) is the obtaining cause for a Corpus of Forms (Form Body) of a Buddha. Some translators render the term as "material cause," but this term does not refer to the physical elements that make up something.

German	herbeiführende Ursache
Italian	causa di ottenimento
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti...	substantial cause
Russian	причина получения

obtaining cause

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