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            'Dependent Co-Origination', is the doctrine of the conditionality
     of all physical and psychical phenomena, a doctrine which, together with
     that of Impersonality (anatta), forms the indispensable condition for
     the real understanding and realization of the teaching of the Buddha.
     It shows the conditionality and dependent nature of that uninterupted
     flux of manifold physical and psychical phenomena of existence
     conventionally called the Ego, or Man or Animal etc.
            The formula of Dependent Origination runs as follows:-

     1.   (Avijja-paccaya sankhara) "Through Ignorance are conditioned the
     (sankharas)" ie. the clinging volitions (cetana).
     2.   (Sankhara-paccaya vinnanam) "Through the clinging volitions is
     conditioned active consciousness."
     3.   (Vinnana-paccaya nama-rupam) "Through active consciousness are
     conditioned the mental and physical phenomena (nama-rupa)", ie. that
     which makes and prolongs our so called individual existence.
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     4.   (Nama-rupa-paccaya salayatanam) "Through the mental and physical
     phenomena are conditioned the six Bases", ie. the five physical sense-
     organs, and consciousness as the sixth.
     5.   (Salayatana-paccaya phasso) "Through the six Bases is conditioned
     the [sensorial mental] Impression".
     6.   (Phassa-paccaya vedana) "Through Impression is conditioned
     Feeling."
     7.   (Vedana-paccaya tanha) "Through Feeling is conditioned Craving."
     8.   (Tanha-paccaya upadanam) "Through craving is conditioned
     Clinging."
     9.   (Upadana-paccaya bhavo) "Through clinging is conditioned the
     process of Becomming", consisting in the active and the passive life-
     processes.
     10.  (Bhava-paccaya jati) "Through the process of becomming is
     conditioned further births"
     11.  (Jati-paccaya jaramaranam) "Through birth is conditioned Old-
     age and death."