noun
the twelve nidanas; twelve-linked chain of causation
A core Buddhist concept describing the twelve causal links that bind beings to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara). Used in doctrinal and philosophical contexts.
仏教の基本的な教えの一つに十二因縁があります。
One of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism is the twelve nidanas.
十二因縁は、無明から老死に至るまでの因果の連鎖を説明しています。
The twelve-linked chain of causation explains the causal chain from ignorance to aging and death.
From 十二 (twelve) + 因縁 (causes and conditions, or nidana). The term is a direct translation of the Sanskrit dvādaśāṅga-pratītyasamutpāda.