🌸3.6: The concept of dependent arising

• What is the concept of dependent arising?

  Everything arises in dependence upon conditions
• How is dependent arising illustrated in Buddhism?

  Through the Tibetan Wheel of Life and teachings
• What does dependent arising express in Buddhism?

  The Buddhist view of the nature of reality
• What does dependent arising imply about independence?

  Nothing is independent
• What does dependent arising indicate about change?

  Everything is in a constant process of change
• What did Tenzin Gyatso say about events in life?

  They are linked with the fate of others
• What conditions does a tree depend on to survive?

  Soil, rain, and sunshine
• How do the conditions for a tree change?

  As the weather changes
• What does a wave depend on?

  How strong the wind is
• What did Sogyal Rinpoche say about waves?

  They are dependent on changing circumstances
• How does kamma relate to dependent arising?

  Happiness and suffering depend on conditions
• What determines the type of world a person is born into?

  Their kamma
• What does the Tibetan Wheel of Life illustrate?

  • Dependent arising applied to birth, death, rebirth
  • Shows 12 links or stages (nidanas)
  • Illustrates human beings' cycle of existence
• What happens when the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is broken?

  It allows the possibility of nibbana
• What is nibbana in Buddhism?

  A state of complete enlightenment and peace
• What is the significance of breaking free from craving?

  It helps to break the cycle of samsara