Jarāmaraṇa
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' is Sanskrit and Pāli for "old age" () and "death" ('). In Buddhism, jaramarana is associated with the inevitable decay and death-related suffering of all beings prior to their rebirth within saṃsāra (cyclic existence).
Jarā and maraṇa are identified as the twelfth link within the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination.
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