>[!abstract] >Upādāna (in Sanskrit and Pāli) is a central concept in Buddhist thought. It is commonly translated as "clinging", "grasping", or "attachment", and it plays a pivotal role in the Buddhist analysis of how suffering arises and how the illusion of a permanent self is constructed. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —