Perpetuating Samsara: The 12 Links of Dependent Arising - Part 3

Perpetuating Samsara: The 12 Links of Dependent Arising - Part 3

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Series: Perpetuating Samsara: The 12 Links of Dependent Arising by Alexander Berzin (4 tracks)

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Dependent arising shows us how, through our unawareness and confusion, we perpetuate over and again having a limited body and a limited mind, which are going to act as the basis for experiencing suffering. The twelve links in reverse order indicate how we actually get out of samsara. This teaching on the twelve links of dependent arising represents the core of the understanding of the four noble truths.

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Berzin, Alexander. "The Links That Throw Us into Samsaric Rebirth - Part 3." Perpetuating Samsara: The 12 Links of Dependent Arising. Audio, 1:01:46. Study Buddhism by Berzin Archives, https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/lam-rim/samsara-nirvana/perpetuating-samsara-the-12-links-of-dependent-arising.

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Avidyā - Literally "unknowing," it refers to a lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of the nature of reality. As such, it is considered to be the root cause of suffering and the basis for the arising of all other negative mental factors. Skt अविद्या  Tib མ་རིག་པ་  Ch 無明  

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