Twelve Links of Dependent Origination

Question 1

12 Links of Dependent Origination

Answer 1

1) Ignorance
2) Karma
3) Mind
4) Name and Form
5) Sense Sources
6) Contact
7) Feeling
8) Craving
9) Grasping
10) Becoming
11) Birth
12) Death

Question 2

2 Sets of Cause and Effect

Answer 2

1) Projector/ Projected and 2) Producer/ Produced

Projector Limbs (causes) - 1.Ignorance, 2. Karma, 3. Mind

Projected Limbs (results) - 4. Name and Form, 5. Sense Sources, 6. Contact, 7. Feeling

Producer Limbs (causes) - 8. Craving, 9. Grasping, 10. Becoming

Produced Limbs (results) - 11. Birth, 12. Death

Question 3

How many lifetimes to complete one whole cycle of the 12 links?

Answer 3

At least 2, maximum 3

Question 4

12 Links - 6 Causes and 6 Effects

Answer 4

6 Causes:
1. Ignorance
2. Karma
3. Mind
8. Craving
9. Grasping
10. Becoming

6 Effects:
11. Birth
12. Death
4. Name and Form
5. Sense Sources
6. Contact
7. Feeling

Question 5

Causal Sequence of the 12 Links

Answer 5

1) Ignorance
2) (projecting) Karma
3) Mind
8) Craving
9) Grasping
10) Becoming
11) Birth
4) Name and Form
5) Sense Sources
6) Contact
7) Feeling
12) Death

Question 6

The 3 Conditions (of composite phenomena) - Arya Asanga

Answer 6

1) The Unwavering Condition - all impermanent phenomena should have their respective cause

2) The Condition of Impermanence - the cause must be impermanent

3) The Condition of Potentiality - the cause must have the potential to give rise to the specific result