Dependent Origination Pa iccasamupp da The Cycle of

Dependent Origination (Pa icca-samupp da)

The Cycle of Dependent Origination – twelve links Ignorance Decay, death, sorrow, lamentation pain, grief and despair Kammic formations Consciousness Birth Becoming Mind & Matter Clinging Sixth Sense Bases Cravings Contact Feelings

Ignorance (avijj ) – Mental blindness or unknowing: non-penetration or concealment of the real nature of the object 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Truth of Suffering The Origin of Suffering The Cessation of Suffering The Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering The past Five Aggregates The future Five Aggregates The past and the future Five Aggregates together Specific conditionality and conditionally-arisen states including kamma and its consequences.

Kammic Formations (Sa kh ra) 1. The volition in the 12 types of unwholesome consciousness (8 rooted in greed, 2 rooted in anger, 2 rooted in delusion). 2. The volition in the 8 types of sense-sphere wholesome consciousness & 4 associated with knowledge and 4 dissociated from knowledge. 3. The volition in the 5 types of wholesome consciousness pertaining to the fine-material sphere. 4. The volition in the 4 types of wholesome consciousness pertaining to the immaterial sphere.

• How ignorancce conditioned karmic formations?

Consciousness (Viññ a) (refers to resultant consciousness) 1. rebirth linking consciousness. (sensesphere, fine-material-sphere, immaterialsphere) 2. In the course of an individual existence

• How karmic formations conditioned consciousness?

Near-death Mind Door Cognitive Process B B 8 M J B B J J Dh B 6 B 5 B 4 B 3 B 2 B 1 Rb B 7 B 16 M J Without gap J J J B FIRST COGNITIVE PROCESS = Craving for new existence Dh

How consciousness conditioned mind and matter consciousness Mind feeling, perception formations. . Matter Kammaja rupa 30 Cittaja rupa

6 Sense Bases (Sal yatana) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. eye-sensitivity (cakkh yatana) ear-sensitivity (sot yatana) nose-sensitivity (gh n yatana) tongue-sensitivity (jivh yatana) body-sensitivity (k y yatana) the mind base (man yatana = conciousness)

1. N ma-paccay man yatana Metal factors conciousness 2. N ma-paccay rūp yatana Conciousness+MF 5 sense-bases

3. rūpa-paccay rūp yatana 4 Elements+Life-F+Nutriment 5 sense-bases 4. rūpa-paccay man yatana 5 sense-bases Conciousness 5. n marūpa-paccay man yatana MF+5 sense-bases Conciousness

Contact (phassa) 6 sense objects 6 sense bases Contact Consciousness

Feeling (vedan ) When the six sense objects impinge on the respective six sense bases, six classes of feeling are formed: 1. feeling born of eye-contact 2. feeling born of ear-contact 3. feeling born of nose-contact 4. feeling born of tongue- contact 5. feeling born of body-contact 6. feeling born of mind-contact “. . like a bubble, perishing immediately after it forms “

Craving (ta h ) There are six kinds of craving: 1. craving for visible objects 2. craving for sounds 3. craving for smells 4. craving for tastes 5. craving for tangible objects 6. craving for mental objects

Craving (ta h ) Three types of craving: 1. Craving for sensual pleasures 2. Craving for existence 3. Craving for non-existence

Clinging (up d na) = intense craving 1. Clinging tosensual pleasure. 2. Clinging tofalse views 3. Clinging torites and rituals 4. Clinging todoctrine of self

Becoming (bhava) • Kammic activities, both wholesome and unwholesome, that constitute kamma that generates rebirth

Birth (j ti) • The first manifestation of any aggregates in a new existence

Birth leads to • Decay- bodily deterioration – such as loss of teeth, grey hair, wrinkles, loss of memory, etc. • Death– breakup of aggregates • Sorrow– burning in the mind • Lamentation– crying out after loss • Pain– pain in the body • Grief– pain in mind • Despair– extremely burning in the mind, loss of hope Thus arises the whole mass of suffering

Three periods of time Past cause Ignorance Kammic formations Present Future Present Effect Future effect Consciousness Mind & Matter 6 sense bases Contact Feeling Present causes Craving Clinging Becoming Birth Decay Death Sorrow Lamentation Pain Grief Despair

Three periods of time Past Present Past cause Present Effect Ignorance Kammic formations (Craving Clinging Becoming) Conciousness Mind & Matter 6 sense bases Contact Feeling Present causes Craving Clinging Becoming (Ignorance & Kammic formations) Future effect Birth Decay Death Future causes Craving Clinging Becoming (Ignorance & Kammic formations)

The 3 Rounds Round of defilement (ignorance, craving, clinging) Round of KAMMA (kammic formations, becoming) Round of Result (Consciousness, mind-matter, 6 sense bases, contact, feeling)

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Attainment of (Arahant) Path and Fruition Knowledge Ignorance ceases The whole chain of Dependent Origination breaks down ignorance ceases kammic formations cease consciousness ceases mind & matter cease 6 sense bases cease contact ceases feelings cease craving ceases clinging ceases becoming ceases birth does not arise decay, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, despair do not arise the entire mass of suffering ceases

What is the path leading to the cessation of all suffering ? The Noble Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Right Understanding (sammà-diññhi) Right Thought (sammà-saïkappa) Right Speech (sammà-vàcà) Right Action (sammà-kammanta) Right Livelihood (sammà-àjãva) Right Effort (sammà-vàyama) Right Mindfulness (sammà-sati) Right Concentration (sammà-samàdhi)

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Understanding of Four Noble Truth • The Noble Truth of suffering. • The Noble Truth of origination of suffering • The Noble Truth of cessation of suffering. • The Noble Truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Thought • Renunciation (nekkhama) • Non ill-will (abyàpàda) • Non cruelty (avihimsa)

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Speech • • Abstaining from telling lies Abstaining from backbiting Abstaining from harsh speech Abstaining from frivolous talk

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Action • Abstaining from killing • Abstaining from stealing • Abstaining from sexual misconduct

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Livelihood • Abstaining from dealing in weapons • Abstaining from dealing in slaves • Abstaining from dealing in animals for slaughter • Abstaining from dealing in poison • Abstaining from dealing intoxicants

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Effort • • The effort to discard evil states that have arisen The effort to prevent the arising of unarisen evil states The effort to arouse unarisen wholesome states The effort to bring to perfection arisen wholesome states

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Mindfulness • • Mindfulness in contemplation of the body Mindfulness in contemplation of feelings Mindfulness in contemplation of consciousness Mindfulness in contemplation of mental objects

The Noble Eightfold Path Right Concentration • • 1 st Jhana 2 nd Jhana 3 rd Jhana 4 th Jhana

The Noble Eightfold Path • • Right Understanding Right Thought Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Concentration Wisdom training Morality training Concentration training

May you attain the end of all suffering Sadhu