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How The Buddha Investigated Paticca-Samuppada After the Great Awakening[1]
At that time, the Blessed Lord Buddha, recently awakened, remained seated at the base of the Bodhi Tree, near the bank of the Nerañjara River, in the area of Uruvela. The Blessed One sat in one spot beneath the Bodhi Tree for all of seven days tasting the bliss of liberation.
Then, the Blessed One reflected upon paticca-samuppada forwards and backwards throughout the first watch of the night, as follows:
with avijja (ignorance) as condition, there are the sankharas
(concoctings);
with the concoctings as condition, there is vinyana (consciousness);
with consciousness as condition, there is namarupa (mind-body);
with mind-body as condition, there is salayatana (sense-media);
with sense-media as condition, there is phassa (contact);
with contact as condition, there is vedana (feeling);
with vedana as condition, there is tanha (craving);
with craving as condition, there is upadana (clinging);
with upadana as condition, there is bhava (existence);
with bhava as condition, there is jati (birth);
with birth as condition, old age and death, sorrow, grief, pain, lamentation, and despair arise completely. The dependent co-origination of the entire mass of dukkha naturally happens in just this way.
Due to the fading away and remainderless quenching of ignorance, the concoctings quench;
due to the quenching of the concoctings,
consciousness quenches;
due to the quenching of consciousness, mind-body quenches;
due to the quenching of mind-body, the sense-media quench;
due to the quenching of the sense-media, contact quenches;
due to the quenching of contact, feeling quenches;
due to the quenching of feeling, craving quenches;
due to the quenching of craving, clinging quenches;
due to the quenching of clinging, existence quenches;
due to the quenching of existence, birth quenches;
due to the quenching of birth, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are quenched. The quenching of the entire mass of dukkha naturally happens in just this way.
Then, as the Blessed One experienced this, he uttered this verse:
“Whenever the dhammas manifest clearly
To the Brahmin striving in focused contemplation,
Then all of this Brahmin's doubts vanish,
For this Brahmin fully comprehends all dhammas and their causes.”
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Then, the Blessed One reflected upon paticca-samuppada forwards and backwards throughout the middle watch of the night, as follows:
With ignorance as condition, there are the concoctings; ... [as above] ...
With birth as condition, old age and death, sorrow, grief, pain, lamentation, and despair arise completely. The dependent co-origination of the entire mass of dukkha naturally happens in just this way.
Due to the fading away and remainderless quenching of ignorance, the concoctings quench; ... [as above] ...
Due to the quenching of birth, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are quenched. The quenching of the entire mass of dukkha naturally happens in just this way.
Then, as the Blessed One experienced this, he uttered this verse:
“Whenever the dhammas manifest clearly
To the Brahmin striving in focused contemplation,
Then all of this Brahmin's doubts vanish,
For this Brahmin has known the ending of all conditions.”
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Then, the Blessed One reflected upon paticca-samuppada forwards and backwards throughout the final watch of the night, as follows:
With ignorance as condition, there are the concoctings; ... [as above] ...
With birth as condition, old age and death, sorrow, grief, pain, lamentation, and despair arise completely. The dependent co-origination of the entire mass of dukkha naturally happens in just this way.
Due to the fading away and remainderless quenching of ignorance, the concoctings quench; ... [as above] ...
Due to the quenching of birth, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are quenched. The quenching of the entire mass of dukkha naturally happens in just this way.
Then, as the Blessed One experienced this, he uttered this verse:
“Whenever the dhammas manifest clearly
To the Brahmin striving in focused contemplation,
Then this Brahmin incinerates Mara and his armies
Just as the sun (vanquishing darkness) keeps the air bright.”
[1] Translated from Paticca-samuppada from His Own Lips, p. 5-10. Vinaya-pitaka, Mahavagga; 4/1/1. Appears in other places, such as Khuddaka-nikaya, Udana, Bodhi-vagga, Bodhi-suttas #1, 2, & 3.