Upādāna
| Translations of Upādāna | |
|---|---|
| English | clinging, grasping, attachment or fuel, material cause |
| Sanskrit | उपादान, (upādāna) |
| Pali | upādāna |
| Burmese | ဥပါဒါန် (MLCTS: ṵ pà dàɰ̃) |
| Chinese | 取 (Pinyin: qǔ) |
| Japanese | 取 (Rōmaji: shu) |
| Khmer | ឧបដ្ឋាន (Upathan) |
| Korean | 取 (취) (RR: chui) |
| Sinhala | උපාදාන |
| Tibetan | ལེན་པ (Wylie: len.pa) |
| Tagalog | ᜀᜉᜇᜈ (apadana) |
| Thai | อุปาทาน (RTGS: upathan) |
| Vietnamese | 取 (thủ) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
Upādāna उपादान is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means "fuel, material cause, substrate that is the source and means for keeping an active process energized". It is also an important Buddhist concept referring to "attachment, clinging, grasping". It is considered to be the result of taṇhā (craving), and is part of the duhkha (dissatisfaction, suffering, pain) doctrine in Buddhism.