The eleventh of the twelve links of dependent arising, equivalent to the first moment of the link of nameable mental faculties with or without gross form. The moment when the consciousness of a bardo being enters its next rebirth. In the case of rebirth as a human or an animal, the moment in which it enters the sperm and egg of its next parents.
Tibetan: སྐྱེ་བའི་ཡན་ལག skye-ba'i yan-lag
Sanskrit: jatyaṅga
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