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mtshungs ldan gyi rgyu

associational cause; Comment: There are six types of causes: fruitional cause (rnam smin gyi rgyu), co-arisen cause (lhan cig byung ba'i rgyu), creative cause (byed rgyu), cause of similar lot (skal mnyam gyi rgyu), omnipresent cause (kun 'gro'i rgyu), and associational cause (mtshungs ldan gyi rgyu). There are five types of association: (1) object of observation (dmigs pa); (2) aspect (rnam pa); (3) basis (rten); (4) time (dus); (5) substantial entity (rdzas).