Extensive notes on Dependant Origination and Memory Aid for Stages of Rebirth
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G586 - A2 Buddhism (G586A2BUDDHISM)
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OCR
In these documents, there is a detailed set of notes on Dependant origination from a lecture from a monk. And a one-page document on the stages of rebirth, with a brief description and a memory aid.
1. Sravkas depend on Buddhas teachings
2. Pratyekabuddhas achieve enlightenment through their own understanding
2.1. Achieved enlightenment through observation
3. 12 dependant originations
3.1. Ignorance, mental formation, consciousness, name and form, the 6 senses,
contact, feeling, craving, clinging, becoming, birth, aging and death
4. Ignorance
4.1. Breeds mental formation
4.2. This is our reactions to situations
4.3. E.g., mental defilements, jealousy for example
4.4. Ignorance is the condition for mental formation
4.5. Depending on ignorance, reaction arises, mostly non-virtuous, however not
always, but this leads to us attaching to those actions and wanting reward
5. Mental formation
5.1. The habits we form from conscious moments by repeated actions
5.2. E.g., killing animals for food
5.3. These habits become part of our personality, and are carried forward through
life
5.4. Mental formation is the condition for consciousness
5.5. Consciousness
5.6. We have polluted consciousness because of out ignorance, and bad karmic
energy, and this follows us throughout lives
5.7. Consciousness is the condition for name and form
6. Name and form
6.1. Our mind and body
6.2. Depending on consciousness wed have name and form
6.3. Your consciousness occurs at conception
6.4. Our first form is the embryo
6.5. Condition for 6 senses
7. (briefly off-topic moment)
7.1. If our consciousness leaves through our feet at death we go to inferno
7.2. “ kneecaps for animal realm
7.3. “ stomach for hungry ghosts
7.4. “ chest for human realm
7.5. “ eyes for the heavenly realm
7.6. “ top of the head to the realm of the gods
8. six senses
8.1. grow in the womb
8.2. in our form
8.3. provide outlets for interaction for the outside world
9. Contact
9.1. Internal
9.1.1. Shares mothers’ reactions and feelings in the womb
9.1.2. ‘education does not start when the baby comes out’
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