Was dependent-origination (Pratityasamutpada) revealed to Buddha with enlightenment? If not, when?
AI says:
> First Sermon: The first formal teaching of this doctrine occurred
> during the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, shortly after his
> enlightenment. This sermon is known as the Dhammacakkappavattana
> Sutta, **where he introduced the Four Noble Truths and the concept of
> dependent origination**.
Okay, but there is only a brief reference to anything resembling dependent-arising in sn56.11 .
> Bhikkhus, for however long the wisdom that sees in accordance with
> reality - having three modes and twelve aspects - regarding these four
> noble truths was not well purified in us,..-
And what exactly "the three rounds, twelve aspects" means is still unclear. Does it refer to the Four Noble Truths?
> The Buddha turned three times the Dharma wheel of the Four Noble
> Truths. During the first turning for indication, the Buddha revealed,
> “This is suffering; this is accumulation of afflictions; this is
> cessation of suffering; this is the path.” During the second turning
> for persuasion, He advised, “This is the suffering you should know;
> this is the accumulation of afflictions you should destroy; this is
> the cessation of suffering you should achieve; this is the path you
> should take.” During the third turning for confirmation, He testified,
> “This is the suffering I have known; this is the accumulation of
> afflictions I have destroyed; this is the cessation of suffering I
> have achieved; this is the path I have completed.”
It's summary :
> It is the path of understanding and practice, whereby the truth can
> become known (sacca-ñāṇa), its function understood (kicca-ñāṇa), so
> that its accomplishment may be realized (kata-ñāṇa).
Another theory:
> The three rounds refer to the three watches of night described in
>Mahāsaccakasutta, and the twelve aspects are indeed the twelve links of
> Pratityasamutpada..
Was DO developed logically, with effort, or was it a spontaneous arising of his enlightenment?
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Jan 7, 2026, 02:42 PM
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