“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo? “And what is dependent origination? Avijjāpaccayā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; Ignorance is a condition for choices. saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ; Choices are a condition for consciousness. viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ; Consciousness is a condition for name and form. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo. This is called dependent origination. Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho; When ignorance fades away and ceases with nothing left over, choices cease. saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho; When choices cease, consciousness ceases. viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpanirodho; When consciousness ceases, name and form cease.
“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo? “And what is dependent origination? Avijjāpaccayā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; Ignorance is a condition for choices. saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ; Choices are a condition for consciousness. viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ; Consciousness is a condition for name and form.
“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo? “And what is dependent origination? Jātipaccayā, bhikkhave, jarāmaraṇaṁ. Rebirth is a condition for old age and death. Uppādā vā tathāgatānaṁ anuppādā vā tathāgatānaṁ, ṭhitāva sā dhātu dhammaṭṭhitatā dhammaniyāmatā idappaccayatā. Whether Realized Ones arise or not, this law of nature persists, this regularity of natural principles, this invariance of natural principles, specific conditionality. Taṁ tathāgato abhisambujjhati abhisameti. A Realized One understands this and comprehends it, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppādo. this is called dependent origination. Katame ca, bhikkhave, paṭiccasamuppannā dhammā? And what are the dependently originated phenomena? Jarāmaraṇaṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ saṅkhataṁ paṭiccasamuppannaṁ khayadhammaṁ vayadhammaṁ virāgadhammaṁ nirodhadhammaṁ. Old age and death are impermanent, conditioned, dependently originated, liable to end, vanish, fade away, and cease. Jāti, bhikkhave, aniccā saṅkhatā paṭiccasamuppannā khayadhammā vayadhammā virāgadhammā nirodhadhammā. Rebirth …
