Mystic Lotus

PATICCA SAMUPPĀDA

Dependent Origination

PATICCA SAMUPPĀDA
Dependent Origination

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Avijjā paccayā sankhārā
Ignorance conditions Kamma formations.
Sankhāra paccayā viññānam
Kamma formations condition consciousness.
Viññāna paccayā nāma-rūpam
Consciousness conditions mind-matter.
Nāma-rūpa paccayā salāyatanam
Mind-matter conditions the six sense bases.
Salāyatana paccayā phasso
The six sense bases condition sense impressions.
Phassa paccayā vedanā
Sense impressions condition feeling.
Vedanā paccayā tanhā
Feeling conditions craving.
Tanhā paccayā upādānam
Craving conditions clinging.
Upādāna paccayā bhavo
Clinging conditions becoming.
Bhava paccayā jāti
Becoming conditions birth.
Jāti paccayā jarā maranam soka parideva dukkha domanassu-pāyāsā sambhavanti
Birth conditions old age, death, grief, lamentation, pain, depression and despair.
Evametassa kevalassa dukkha-khandassa samudayo hoti
Thus, the entire mass of suffering arises.

Nirodha – Cessation

Avijjā-yatveva asesa virāga nirodhā sankhāra nirodho
With the total and final cessation of ignorance, the Kamma formations cease.
Sankhāra nirodhā viññāna nirodho
With the cessation of Kamma formations, consciousness ceases.
Viññāna nirodhā nāma-rūpa nirodho
With the cessation of consciousness, mind-matter ceases.
Nāma-rūpa nirodhā salāyatana nirodho
With the cessation of mind-matter, the six sense bases cease.
Salāyatana nirodhā phassa nirodho
With the cessation of the six sense bases, sense impressions cease.
Phassa nirodhā vedanā nirodho
With the cessation of sense impressions, feeling ceases.
Vedanā nirodhā tanhā nirodho
With the cessation of feeling, craving ceases.
Tanhā nirodhā upādāna nirodho
With the cessation of craving, clinging ceases.
Upādāna nirodhā bhava nirodho
With the cessation of clinging, becoming ceases.
Bhava nirodhā jāti nirodho
With the cessation of becoming, birth ceases.
Jāti nirodhā jarā maranam soka parideva dukkha domanassu-pāyāsā nirujjhanti
With the cessation of birth, old age, death, grief, lamentation, pain, depression and despair cease.
Evametassa kevalassa dukkha-khandassa nirodho hoti
Thus, the entire mass of suffering ceases.