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''Paticcasamuppada is a profound teaching,"' said the Buddha-so profound, in fact, that most people "are not able to penetrate the Law of Dependent Origination.'' The Buddha's words to Ananda are as true today as they were 2,500 years ago. Paticcasamuppada, which is the heart of Buddhism, is difficult to see clearly and, thus, has become the center of grave misunderstandings and distortions. In this book, the Venerable Buddhadasa Bhikkhu digs up the roots of these misunderstandings and turns them up to the critical light of scrutiny. These roots can be traced back to the early days of Buddhism, but find their first written expression 1,500 years ago in the commentaries of Buddhagosa.Because much of the Theravadan orthodoxy has been built, so to speak, on the shoulders of Buddhagosa, misunderstanding about Paticcasamuppada has become the norm and the truth has become obscured. Briefly stated, Buddhagosa explains that Dependent Origination covers three lifetimes-the past, present and future. Ignorance and volitional activity in a past life give rise to this present life, in which the results of those past deeds are experienced. This process conditions our present life defilements (cr

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Author

Ngư̄am, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Publisher

Vuddhidhamma Fund

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9789744976833

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Buddhism, Religion