The tenth of the twelve links of dependent arising. A karmic impulse, brought on by craving and an obtainer disturbing emotion or attitude, that activates the karmic aftermath of throwing karma just before one dies, thus enabling that throwing karma to ripen into the bardo existence, conception existence, predeath existence, and death existence of a next rebirth.
Tibetan: སྲིད་པའི་ཡན་ལག srid-pa'i yan-lag
Sanskrit: bhavāṅga
Synonyms: Link of becoming
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