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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Consult the [API reference](../api) for the full list of instance properties and
 
 ## Instance Lifecycle Hooks
 
-Each Vue instance goes through a series of initialization steps when it is created - for example, it needs to set up data observation, compile the template, mount the instance to the DOM, and update the DOM when data changes. Along the way, it will also invoke some **lifecycle hooks**, which give us the opportunity to execute custom logic. For example, the `created` hook is called after the instance is created:
+Each Vue instance goes through a series of initialization steps when it is created - for example, it needs to set up data observation, compile the template, mount the instance to the DOM, and update the DOM when data changes. Along the way, it will also invoke some **lifecycle hooks**, which give us the opportunity to execute custom logic. For example, the [`created`](../api/#created) hook is called after the instance is created:
 
 ``` js
 var vm = new Vue({
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ var vm = new Vue({
 // -> "a is: 1"
 ```
 
-There are also other hooks which will be called at different stages of the instance's lifecycle, for example `mounted`, `updated`, and `destroyed`. All lifecycle hooks are called with their `this` context pointing to the Vue instance invoking it. You may have been wondering where the concept of "controllers" lives in the Vue world and the answer is: there are no controllers. Your custom logic for a component would be split among these lifecycle hooks.
+There are also other hooks which will be called at different stages of the instance's lifecycle, for example [`mounted`](../api/#mounted), [`updated`](../api/#updated), and [`destroyed`](../api/#destroyed). All lifecycle hooks are called with their `this` context pointing to the Vue instance invoking it. You may have been wondering where the concept of "controllers" lives in the Vue world and the answer is: there are no controllers. Your custom logic for a component would be split among these lifecycle hooks.
 
 ## Lifecycle Diagram