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Interdependent Origination
Key Concepts


Interdependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), also referred to as "dependent origination" or "dependent arising," is one of Buddhism's most fundamental teachings, describing how all phenomena arise in dependence upon multiple causes and conditions rather than existing independently or absolutely. Traditionally formulated as a twelve-link chain beginning with ignorance and culminating in suffering, it explains how craving and attachment perpetuate the cycle of rebirth. The principle reveals that nothing possesses inherent, independent existence—everything is interconnected and contingent. Understanding Dependent Origination is considered essential to grasping the nature of suffering and the path to liberation, as it demonstrates that suffering arises from identifiable causes and can therefore cease when those causes are eliminated.



Media

Lama Jampa Thaye: Patterns in Emptiness: Understanding Dependent Origination in Buddhism
Venerable Robina Courtin: What Are Dependent Arising and Emptiness?
Thubten Chodron: Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions: Chapter 8 - Dependent Arising
Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi: Dependent Origination and Selflessness in Pāli Tradition
Alexander Berzin: Perpetuating Samsara: The 12 Links of Dependent Arising - Part 1
The Depsyphr Project: Understanding Dependent Origination - For Beginners

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