diff --git a/reference/en/modules/basic_mapping.xml b/reference/en/modules/basic_mapping.xml
index 05deda7dea..0735044266 100644
--- a/reference/en/modules/basic_mapping.xml
+++ b/reference/en/modules/basic_mapping.xml
@@ -1493,10 +1493,10 @@
                 Setting a value of the <literal>cascade</literal> attribute to any meaningful
                 value other than <literal>none</literal> will propagate certain operations to the
                 associated object. The meaningful values are the names of Hibernate's basic 
-                operations, <literal>create, merge, delete, save-update, evict, replicate, lock,
+                operations, <literal>persist, merge, delete, save-update, evict, replicate, lock,
                 refresh</literal>, as well as the special values <literal>delete-orphan</literal> 
                 and <literal>all</literal> and comma-separated combinations of operation
-                names, for example, <literal>cascade="create,merge,evict"</literal> or
+                names, for example, <literal>cascade="persist,merge,evict"</literal> or
                 <literal>cascade="all,delete-orphan"</literal>. See <xref linkend="objectstate-transitive"/>
                 for a full explanation.
             </para>
diff --git a/reference/en/modules/collection_mapping.xml b/reference/en/modules/collection_mapping.xml
index 174a56d4ad..aa9ac4307a 100644
--- a/reference/en/modules/collection_mapping.xml
+++ b/reference/en/modules/collection_mapping.xml
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ kittens = cat.getKittens(); // Okay, kittens collection is a Set
 
         <programlisting><![CDATA[<array name="addresses" 
         table="PersonAddress" 
-        cascade="create">
+        cascade="persist">
     <key column="personId"/>
     <list-index column="sortOrder"/>
     <many-to-many column="addressId" class="Address"/>
diff --git a/reference/en/modules/session_api.xml b/reference/en/modules/session_api.xml
index 0fc5d87813..ebfbcdbfd8 100644
--- a/reference/en/modules/session_api.xml
+++ b/reference/en/modules/session_api.xml
@@ -1070,13 +1070,13 @@ tx.commit(); // flush occurs]]></programlisting>
             document. For example:
         </para>
         
-        <programlisting><![CDATA[<one-to-one name="person" cascade="create"/>]]></programlisting>
+        <programlisting><![CDATA[<one-to-one name="person" cascade="persist"/>]]></programlisting>
         
         <para>
             Cascade styles my be combined:
         </para>
         
-        <programlisting><![CDATA[<one-to-one name="person" cascade="create,delete,lock"/>]]></programlisting>
+        <programlisting><![CDATA[<one-to-one name="person" cascade="persist,delete,lock"/>]]></programlisting>
         
         <para>
             You may even use <literal>cascade="all"</literal> to specify that <emphasis>all</emphasis>
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ tx.commit(); // flush occurs]]></programlisting>
                 <para>
                     Otherwise, you might not need cascade at all. But if you think that you will often be
                     working with the parent and children together in the same transaction, and you want to save 
-                    yourself some typing, consider using <literal>cascade="create,merge,save-update"</literal>.
+                    yourself some typing, consider using <literal>cascade="persist,merge,save-update"</literal>.
                 </para>
             </listitem>
         </itemizedlist>