A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada

by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw | 62,614 words

Buddhism Theravada

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Summary: The Paticcasamuppada refers to “The Doctrine of Dependent Origination”. This is the English translation done by U Aye Maung

Published by U Min Swe
Buddhasasana Nuggaha Organization
Rangoon, Burma.

Source: motilalbanarsidass.com

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Part 1

. Chapter 1 - Importance Of The Doctrine

. Chapter 2 - Reflection Of The Bodhisatta

. Chapter 3 - Anuloma Reasoning

. Chapter 4 - Beyond Reasoning And Speculation

. Chapter 5 - Dhamma Is Only For The Wise

. Chapter 6 - Difficulty Of Understanding

. Chapter 7 - What Is Avijja

. Chapter 8 - Ignorance Of The Origin Of Dukkha

. Chapter 9 - Ignorance Of The Third And Fourth Noble Truths

. Chapter 10 - Right View, Etc.

+ Part 2

. Chapter 1 - Avijja Leads To Sankhara

. Chapter 2 - Unwholesome Kammas

. Chapter 3 - Rejection Of Good Kamma Means Bad Kamma

. Chapter 4 - Ignorance And Illusion

. Chapter 5 - Sankhara Causes Vinnana

. Chapter 6 - How Sankhara Leads To New Vinnana

. Chapter 7 - Sassata And Uccheda

. Chapter 8 - Death-bed Visions

. Chapter 9 - The Story Of Mahadhammika Upasaka

+ Part 3

. Chapter 1 - Vinnana And Nama-rupa

. Chapter 2 - Upapata

. Chapter 3 - Sansedaja Beings

. Chapter 4 - Vithi-cittas

. Chapter 5 - Manodvara Vithi

. Chapter 6 - Follow-up Vithi

. Chapter 7 - From Vinnana Arises Nama-rupa

. Chapter 8 - The Story Of Cakkhupala Thera

. Chapter 9 - The Thera's Verdict

. Chapter 10 - Pure Thought And Happiness

+ Part 4

. Chapter 1 - Nama-rupa And Salayatana

. Chapter 2 - Rupa And Ayatana

. Chapter 3 - Summary

+ Part 5

. Chapter 1 - The Buddha's Emphasis On Practice

. Chapter 2 - The Abstruseness Of The Doctrine

+ Part 6

. Chapter 1 - Relation Between Manodvara And Vinnana

. Chapter 2 - Recapitulation

. Chapter 3 - Vedana Leads To Tanha

. Chapter 4 - Six Kinds Of Tanha

. Chapter 5 - Tanha And Samsara

. Chapter 6 - Extinction Of Craving

. Chapter 7 - The Story Of Mahatissa Thera

. Chapter 8 - Story Of A Parrot

. Chapter 9 - Contemplation And Extinction

. Chapter 10 - Cutting Off At The Foundation

. Chapter 11 - Kilesa And Unmindfulness

. Chapter 12 - Thoughts And Tactile Impressions

. Chapter 13 - Three Kinds Of Craving

+ Part 7

. Chapter 1 - Tanha Causes Upadana

. Chapter 2 - Bases Of Sensual Pleasure

. Chapter 3 - Ditthupadana

. Chapter 4 - Right Views

. Chapter 5 - Seeing The World Beyond

. Chapter 6 - Parami And Kamma

. Chapter 7 - Silabbatupadana

. Chapter 8 - The Story Of Korakhattiya

. Chapter 9 - Other Silabbata Practices

. Chapter 10 - Attavadupadana

+ Part 8

. Chapter 1 - Clinging Leads To Becoming

. Chapter 2 - Kammabhava

. Chapter 3 - Upapattibhava

. Chapter 4 - Story Of Mendaka

. Chapter 5 - Upadana And Kammabhava

. Chapter 6 - Puppharatta Jataka

. Chapter 7 - Right And Wrong Good Kamma

. Chapter 8 - Kamma And Rebirth

. Chapter 9 - Four Kinds Of Kamma

. Chapter 10 - Story Of Ajatasattu

. Chapter 11 - Habitual And Death-bed Kammas

. Chapter 12 - Birth And Suffering

. Chapter 13 - Grief And Lamentation

. Chapter 14 - Story Of Subrahma Deva

. Chapter 15 - Kamaupadana

. Chapter 16 - Attachment To Belief

. Chapter 17 - Superstition And Evil Rebirth

. Chapter 18 - Fanaticism Or Religious Upadana

. Chapter 19 - Silabbatupadana

. Chapter 20 - Attavadupadana

. Chapter 21 - Story Of Ugga

+ Part 9

. Chapter 1 - Vipassana Practice And Upadana

. Chapter 2 - Life-cycle

. Chapter 3 - Five Causes In The Past

. Chapter 4 - Distinction Between Sankhara And Kammabhava

. Chapter 5 - Present Effect Due To Past Cause

. Chapter 6 - Knowledge For Vipassana Practice

. Chapter 7 - Removing The Present Causes

. Chapter 8 - Arahat's Outlook On Life

. Chapter 9 - Not Annihilation

. Chapter 10 - Story Of Yamaka

. Chapter 11 - Bhikkhuni Vajira

+ Part 10

. Chapter 1 - Four Layers, Three Links

. Chapter 2 - Three Cycles

. Chapter 3 - Four Aspects Of Paticcasamuppada

. Chapter 4 - The False View Of Sati

. Chapter 5 - Distinctive Character

. Chapter 6 - Absence Of Effort

. Chapter 7 - Relevancy Of Cause To Effect

. Chapter 8 - Conclusion

. Chapter 9 - Cutting Off The Cycle Of Defilements

. Chapter 10 - Arahan And The Attributes Of The Buddha

. Chapter 11 - Story Of Baka Brahma

. Chapter 12 - Sammasambuddha

. Chapter 13 - The Fame Of The Buddha

. Chapter 14 - The Four Noble Truths In Brief

. Chapter 15 - Sammasambuddha And Buddhahood

. Chapter 16 - Summary

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Last Updated: 13 March, 2019

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