Dependent origination in plain English / Bhante Gunaratana and Veronique Ziegler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunaratana, Henepola, 1927- author.

Ziegler, Veronique, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pratītyasamutpāda.

Theravāda Buddhism--Doctrines.

Theravāda Buddhism.

Physical Description:

x, 154 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Wisdom Publications, [2024]

Summary:

"In his famously accessible language, the author of Mindfulness in Plain English unpacks the foundational Buddhist theory of dependent origination, showing the reader how by eliminating ignorance we can eliminate suffering. Nothing happens by accident. All things, no matter how mundane or meaningful, arise based on causes and conditions. And without those causes and conditions they would not arise at all. This, in short, is the Buddha's teaching of dependent origination. Embedded in this fundamental theory are central teachings such as nonself, impermanence, and the four noble truths. And from it we can see for ourselves how suffering and rebirth, the great problems lying at the heart of the Dhamma, arise-and how they pass away. In Dependent Origination in Plain English, the venerable scholar-monk Bhante Gunaratana and his student Veronique Ziegler break down this keystone Buddhist teaching from the Pali canon into its core components, guiding the reader step by step from ignorance to suffering and its end. The process leading to future rebirths may seem far off, but it's not some distant event. It's happening now, with every breath you take"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ignorance

Sankharas

Consciousness

Mentality and Materiality

The Sixfold Base

The Nutriment of Contact

Feeling

Craving

Clinging

Becoming

Birth

Death and the Arising of This Entire Mass of Suffering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gunaratana, Henepola, 1927- Dependent origination in plain English

ISBN:

9781614298984

161429898X

OCLC:

1405188472

Publisher Number:

90104596375