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Prolonged – The interdependence and causal relationship of dharmas is seen as arising at different times (across three lifetimes). Serial – The causal relationship of the twelve links arising and ceasing in a continuous series of mind moments.
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- Etymology
- The Principle of Interdependent Causation
- Relation to Other Buddhist Concepts
- Twelve Links of Dependent Origination
- Understanding Within The Buddhist Traditions
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The Sanskrit term pratityasamutpadaconsists of two words: 1. pratitya: "having depended" 2. samutpada: "arising", "rise, production, origin"[web 1] The term has been translated into English variously as dependent origination, dependent arising, interdependent co-arising, conditioned arising, and conditioned genesis. The term could be translated som...
Overview
The general or universal definition of pratityasamutpada (or "dependent origination" or "dependent arising" or "interdependent co-arising") is that everything arises in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions; nothing exists as a singular, independent entity.[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] A traditional example used in Buddhist texts is of three sticks standing upright and leaning against each other and supporting each other. If one stick is taken away, the other two will fall to the gr...
This is, because that is
A simple formulation of the principle of pratityasamutpada is translated by Thich Nhat Hanhas follows: This key formula is referred to as specific conditionality or this/that conditionality (Pali: idappaccayatā; Sanskrit: idaṃpratyayatā). The formula is repeated hundreds of times throughout the sutras, and there are many translations of the formula by contemporary scholars and translators.[lower-alpha 5] For example, contemporary translator Thanissaro Bikkhu provides the following translation...
Multiple causes and conditions
A key aspect of the principle of pratityasamutpadais that every result is dependent upon multiple causes and conditions. Rupert Gethin explains: 1. ...the Theravāda tradition records...as a fundamental axiom the principle that a single cause does not give rise to either a single result or several results; nor do several causes give rise to just one result; but rather several causes give rise to several results.[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8]
The Four Noble Truths
The principle of dependent origination is closely related to the Four Noble Truths.[lower-alpha 9] Contemporary scholar Peter D. Santina explains:[web 5] 1. What is it that the Four Noble Truths and dependent origination have in common? The principle that both have in common is the principle of causality—the law of cause and effect, of action and consequence. ...we have mentioned that the Four Noble Truths are divided into two groups. The first two—suffering and the causes of suffering, and t...
Karma
The principle of dependent origination underpins the concept of karma, which is an application of this principle to individual actions and their fruition. The Dalai Lama explains the relation between dependent origination and karma as follows: 1. Karma is one particular instance of the natural causal laws that operate throughout the universe where, according to Buddhism, things and events come into being purely as a result of the combination of causes and conditions. 1. Karma, then, is an ins...
No-self
The principle of dependent origination also applies to the concept of no-self (anatman).[lower-alpha 11] The concept of no-self or anatman or emptiness of selfis that it is not possible to identify an independent, inherently existing self; that the self only exists in dependence upon causes and conditions. This theory can be broken down as follows: 1. If you look for the self within the body, you can not find it there, since the body itself is dependent upon its parts. 2. If you look for the...
The twelve links of dependent origation (aka twelve nidanas) are a series of causal links that explain the process of samsaric rebirth and hence the arising dukkha, as well as the possibility to reverse this process, and hence liberate oneself from samsara.[lower-alpha 13]Within the Theravada Buddhist tradition, the twelve nidanas are considered to...
Pali tradition
Within the Pali tradition, the twelve nidanas are considered to be the most significant application of the principle of dependent origination.[lower-alpha 14] Also in the Pali tradition, the following key teachings on the principle of dependent origination are found in the Pali suttas: 1. Śāriputrawas introduced to the teachings of the Buddha by the following verse that was recited to him by the monk Aśvajit: "Of those dharmas which arise from a cause, the Tathāgata has stated the cause, and...
Quantum mechanics
The Sanskrit Madhyamaka presentation of pratītyasamutpāda (and shunyata) has been compared to the scientific theory of quantum mechanics (also known as quantum physics)—the contemporary branch of physics that examines matter on atomic and subatomic levels. For example, contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teacher Mingyur Rinpoche states: 1. In my conversations with modern scientists, I’ve been struck by a number of similarities between the principles of quantum mechanics and the Buddhist understandi...
Systems theory
The doctrine of pratītyasamutpāda has been compared to modern systems theory. For example, in her text Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory, contemporary scholar Joanna Macy states: 1. The systems view of reality as process, its perception of self-organizing patterns of physical and mental events, and the principals it discerned in the dynamics of these natural systems struck me as remarkably consonant with the Buddha's teachings. Like the doctrine of paticca samuppāda, sys...
Chaos theory
Bhikkhu Thanissaro relates the Buddhist concept of causality to modern deterministic chaos theory; he states: 1. There are many parallels between Buddhist theories of causation and modern deterministic chaos theory. Examples and terminology drawn from the latter — such as feedback, scale invariance, resonance, and fluid turbulence — are very useful in explaining the former. Again, in using these parallels I am not trying to equate Buddhist teachings with chaos theory or to engage in pseudo-sc...
The term pratītyasamutpādabeen translated into English as follows: 1. Auspicious coincidence 2. Causal interdependence (Christina Feldman)[web 3] 3. Conditioned arising (Peter Harvey) 4. Conditioned genesis (Walpola Rahula) 5. Dependent arising (Jay Garfield) 6. Dependent co-arising (Bhikkhu Thanissaro, Dhammananda Maha Thera) 7. Dependent occurren...
May 2, 2021 · Through his hard work and sincerity, Pt Chaudhuri, fondly remembered as Debu da, carved out a unique niche for himself in Delhi and was the beacon of hope for several lesser-placed younger musicians.
Sep 19, 2024 · Pratim believes that when two creative minds come together for the first time, they inspire, indulge, excite and challenge each other in new ways. “That’s what is happening with Debuda and me. We are from two generations but our love for cinema and melodies transcends the gap.
Calling it a grave “personal loss”, Hindustani classical vocalist Pt Ajoy Chakraborty says, “It is a great loss for the music fraternity. Debu da was my elder brother.
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May 6, 2021 · Renowned sitarist Pt. Debabrata Chaudhury, disciple of Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan of Senia Gharana, who passed away recently, was affectionately called Debu da by the music fraternity.
