The Buddhist notion of dependent origination is a complicated and difficult subject. We'll look at its manifestation in the early teachings, in its canonical twelve-step formula as well as in formulations that are simpler. Then we'll tackle the question of how to unbind oneself from the chain altogether.

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✅ Book:

Bhikkhu Bodhi The Great Discourse on Causation: http://amzn.to/2DCn8gJ

✅ Suttas discussed in this video:

The Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta (MN 28.28): https://suttacentral.net/en/mn28
The Nidāna Saṃyutta (e.g., SN 12.1): https://suttacentral.net/en/sn12.1
The Kalahavivāda Sutta (Snp. 4.11): https://suttacentral.net/en/snp4.11
The Mahānidāna Sutta (DN 15): https://suttacentral.net/en/dn15

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