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In the Buddhist view, the appearance of a living being in this world is not simply the result of the union of father and mother, but also involves a complex chain of causes and conditions, explained through the doctrine of twelve links of dependent origination. This process is no different from a tangled ball of thread or interwoven reeds, showing that all events in life have their origins and are closely connected. According to Buddhism, birth cannot take place without three factors: the father's sperm, the mother's blood, and the karma of the living being. The father's sperm and the mother's blood represent the physical factors, providing the necessary environment for a living being to form. Karma, the decisive factor of consciousness, is the source of energy that brings the living being to the family in which it will be reincarnated. The meeting of these three factors requires an absolute harmony of time, space, and causes and conditions. #pregnancy #birth #pregnancy #childbirth #childbirth #buddhism