Interdependent co-arising

One of the most fundamental concepts in Buddhism is interdependent co-arising, pratītyasamutpāda in Sanskrit and paṭiccasamuppāda in Pali. It comes back to the earliest Buddhist texts, the Pali cannon, specifically the Mahanidana Sutta: The Great Causes Discourse. This is teaching is fundamental in Buddhism because Buddha said that “one who understand interdependent co-arising understands the dharma, and one that understands …

dhamma or dharma

Dhamma or dharma, sutta or sutra?

When I first got interested in Buddhism I found all the variations of Buddhism confusing and difficult to tell apart but I came up with a little memory trick to help me, and I’d like to share it with you. My first main question was: “What’s the difference between dhamma and dharma, sutta and sutras, tipitaka and tripitaka, Siddhatta and …