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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Dependent Origination

Dependent Origination

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Dependent origination is a most profound,

Cherished treasure among Buddha’s teachings.

Whoever understands it correctly

Sees the Dharma and sees the Tathāgata.

Texts on the subject of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda; rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba) or interdependent arising:

Advice

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Verses of advice spoken in response to a request from a mother and child to explain the essence of dependent origination.
Advice Chokling Tersar

Dhāraṇī

from the Words of the Buddha
This short text, which appears twice in the Derge Kangyur (Toh 521 & 981), includes the formula of dependent origination, the so-called ye dharma, said to have been told to Śāriputra as an encapsulation of Buddha Śākyamuni's teachings.
Dhāraṇī Kangyur

General

by Khenchen Ngawang Palzang
This brief text draws on the oral tradition of Patrul Rinpoche to explain three categories of dependent arising found in Longchen Rabjam's Great Chariot: 1) the dependent arising of the fundamental character (gshis) or ground (gzhi) of reality, 2) the dependent arising of saṃsāra, and 3) the dependent arising of nirvāṇa.
Notes

Twelve Links

by Jamyang Loter Wangpo
In this short annotation commentary, Loter Wangpo explains the nature and subdivisions of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda) and identifies the somewhat cryptic numerical references in Nāgārjuna's verses.
by Nāgārjuna
This short text attributed to Nāgārjuna, which appears in the Abhidharma section of the Tengyur (Toh 4101), is a commentary on the so-called ye dharma formula of dependent origination.
Tengyur
by Nāgārjuna
In this short text, called Pratītyasamutpādahṛdaya in Sanskrit, Nāgārjuna explains the heart or 'essence' (hṛdaya) of dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda) in just seven stanzas. He shows how the twelve links of dependent origination can be further condensed into the three categories of afflictions (kleśa), karma and suffering, and how all phenomena, being interdependent, are empty of true existence.
Tengyur

Related Topics

Abhidharma Emptiness

The Wheel of Existence

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T2281 (rten 'brel)
BDRC T1361 (rten 'brel bcu gnyis)

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