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Dependent Origination: causes vs conditions?

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I suspect that I am not alone in having a fuzzy understanding of precisely what the difference is between a ”cause” and a “condition” in the Buddha's teachings on Dependent Origination. A concrete example illustrating the difference clearly and perhaps the interplay between the 2 would be helpful. If that example were to be drawn exclusively from the Buddha’s teachings on “suffering and the end of suffering”, namely 1. Twelve Links of Dependent Origination-Dependent Co-arising (Paticca-Samuppada) 2. Twelve Links of Transcendental Dependent Arising that would be even more helpful. Finally, if the example were to focus on only “suffering and the end of suffering” in *this* life and to avoid the divisive topic of “rebirth” as "reincarnation", that too would be very helpful.
Asked by Alex Ryan (604 rep)
Feb 25, 2021, 05:52 PM
Last activity: Feb 26, 2021, 07:17 AM