Chapter 3 - The Dharma/Dhamma

• Dependent origination is the principle that everything that exists is dependent upon other things.
• The Three Marks of Existence are an explanation of suffering, impermanence, and the absence of a fixed self, linked to the 4 Noble Truths.
• Dukkha is the first mark of existence, referring to the inherent suffering in life.
• Anicca is the second mark of existence, emphasizing the impermanence of all things.
• Anatta is the third mark of existence, highlighting the absence of a permanent self or soul.
• Impermanence is the concept that all things are subject to change, except for Nirvana/Nibbana.
• Not self is the teaching that there is no fixed self, and that we exist in a state of constant change.
• Frustration or suffering is the idea that even pleasurable experiences do not live up to our expectations.
• Ignorance is the inability to see the truth, considered the first link in the chain of dependent origination.
• Willed action is the second link in the chain of dependent origination, representing actions that shape our emerging consciousness.
• Consciousness is the third link in the chain of dependent origination, representing the development of habits and blindly responding to karmic conditioning.
• Mind and form is the fourth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing the embodiment of our karmic inheritance.
• Senses-based feeling is the fifth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing the way sensory information is experienced.
• Contact is the sixth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing the combination of sense organs and sensory information.
• Feeling is the seventh link in the chain of dependent origination, representing the emotional responses we have to sense impressions.
• Craving is the eighth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing negative desires that can never be fully satisfied.
• Attachment is the ninth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing the clinging to things we believe will satisfy our cravings.
• Becoming is the tenth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing worldly existence and being trapped in the cycle of life.
• Birth is the eleventh link in the chain of dependent origination.
• Old age and death is the twelfth link in the chain of dependent origination, representing grief, suffering, and despair.
• Wheel of Life is a mandala representing the Buddhist view of the universe, depicting the cycle of life, death, rebirth, and suffering.
• Yama/Mara is the Hindu God of death, used in Buddhism to represent the consequences of karma.
• Karma is the principle that our actions have consequences, determining our future experiences.
• Samsara is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, from which Buddhists seek liberation.