Saturday, July 10, 2010

Paticca-samuppada (Dependent Origination) Patiloma (Reverse Order)



Avijjaya tveva asesa viraga-nirodha, sankhara-nirodho;
With the entire cessation of this ignorance (Avijja), volitional activities (sankhara) cease.

sankhara-nirodha vinnana-nirodho;
With the cessation of volitional activities (sankhara), re-linking consciousness (vinnana) ceases.

vinnana-nirodha nama-rupa-nirodho;
With the cessation of re-linking consciousness (vinnana), mind and matter (nama-rupa) cease.

nama-rupa-nirodha salayatana-nirodho;
With the cessation of mind and matter (nama-rupa), the six-fold sense base (salayatana) ceases.

salayatana-nirodha phassa-nirodho;
With the cessation of the six-fold sense base (salayatana), contact (phassa) ceases.

phassa-nirodha vedana-nirodho;
With the cessation of contact (phassa), feeling (vedana) ceases.

vedana-nirodha tanha-nirodho;
With the cessation of feeling (vedana), craving (tanha) ceases.

tanha-nirodha upadana-nirodho;
With the cessation of craving (tanha), grasping (upadana) ceases.

upadana-nirodha bhava-nirodho;
With the cessation of grasping (upadana), becoming (bhava) ceases.

bhava-nirodha jati-nirodho;
With the cessation of becoming (bhava), birth (jati) ceases.

jati-nirodha jara-maranam
With the cessation of birth (jati), ageing, death (jara-maranam),
soka-parideva-dukkha-domanassupayasa nirujjhanti;
sorrow(soka), lamentation (parideva), pain (dukkha), grief and despair (domanassupayasa) cease.

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.
Thus does the cessation of this entire aggregation of suffering result.

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Paticca-samuppada (Dependent Origination) Anuloma (Forward order)


Avijja-paccaya sankhara;
Conditioned by ignorance (avijja), volitional activities (Sankhara) arise. 

sankhara-paccaya vinnanam; 
Conditioned by volitional activities (Sankhara), re-linking consciousness (vinnanam) arises. 

vinnana-paccaya nama-rupam; 
Conditioned by re-linking consciousness (vinnana), mind and matter (nama-rupam) arise. 

nama-rupa-paccaya salayatanam; 
Conditioned by mind and matter (nama-rupa), the six-fold sense base (salayatanam) arises. 

salayatana-paccaya phasso; 
Conditioned by the six-fold sense base (salayatana), contact (phasso) arises. 

phassa-paccaya vedana; 
Conditioned by contact (phassa), feeling (vedana) arises. 

vedana-paccaya tanha; 
Conditioned by feeling (vedana), craving (tanha) arises. 

tanha-paccaya upadanam; 
Conditioned by craving (tanha), grasping (upadanam) arises. 

upadana-paccaya bhavo; 
Conditioned by grasping (upadana), becoming (bhavo) arises. 

bhava-paccaya jati; 
Conditioned by becoming (bhava), birth (jati) arises. 

jati-paccaya jara-maranam 
Conditioned by birth (jati), ageing, death (jara-maranam), 
soka-parideva-dukkha-domanassupayasa sambhavanti;
Sorrow (soka), lamentation (parideva), pain (dukkha), grief and despair (domanassupayasa) arise;

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
Thus does this entire aggregation arise.

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