Paticca Samuppada - Dependent Origination
Avijjâ paccayâ sankhârâ
Dependent on ignorance arises kamma formations.
Sankhârâ paccayâ viññanam
Dependent of kamma formations arises the consciousness that links one
birth with another.
Viññanam paccayâ nâmarûpam
Dependent on re-linking consciousness arises the psycho-physical existence.
Nâmarûpa paccayâ salâyantanam
Dependent on psycho-physical existence arises the six sense organs
(including mind).
Salâyantana paccayâ phasso
Dependent on the six sense organs arises sense impressions.
Phassa paccayâ vedanâ
Dependent on sense impression arises feeling
Vedanâ paccayâ tanhâ
Dependent on feeling arises craving.
Tanhâ paccayâ upâdânam
Dependent on craving arises clinging
Upâdâna paccayâ bhavo
Dependent on clinging arises the process of becoming.
Bhava paccayâ jâti
Dependent on becoming arises the birth in a new plane.
Jâti paccayâ jaramaranam soka parideva sukkha domanassu-pâyâsâ
sambhavanti
Evametassa kevalassa dukkha-khandassa samudayo hoti
Depending on birth arises old age, death, grief, lamentation, pain,
depression and despair.
Thus the entire mass of suffering arises.
Nirodha - Cessation
Avijjâ-yattveva asesa virâga nirodhâ sankhârâ
nirodho
With the total and final cessation of ignorance, the kamma formations
do not arise.
Sañkhârâ nirodhâ viññanam
With the cessation of kamma formations, re-linking consciousness does
not arise.
Viññanam nirodhâ nâmarûpam
With the cessation of re-linking consciousness, psycho-physical existence
does not arise.
Nâmarûpa nirodhâ salâyantanam
With the cessation of psycho-physical existence, the six sense organs
does not arise.
Salâyantana nirodhâ phasso
With the cessation of the six sense organs, sense impressions does
not arise.
Phassa nirodhâ vedanâ
With the cessation of sense impression, feeling does not arise.
Vedanâ nirodhâ tanhâ
With the cessation of feeling, craving does not arise.
Tanhâ nirodhâ upâdânam
With the cessation of craving, clinging does not arise.
Upâdâna nirodhâ bhavo
With the cessation of clinging, the process of becoming does not arise.
Bhava nirodhâ jâti
With the cessation of becoming, birth does not arise.
Jâti nirodhâ jaramaranam soka parideva sukkha domanassu-pâyâsâ
sambhavanti
Evametassa kevalassa dukkha-khandassa nirodho hoti
With the cessation of birth, old age, death, grief, lamentation, pain,
depression and despair do not arise.
Thus the entire mass of suffering ceases.
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