Executive Briefing: The Heart of the Dharma
As the Buddha declared: “Whoever sees dependent co-arising sees the Dharma; whoever sees the Dharma sees dependent co-arising.” Nothing in the cosmos exists independently or intrinsically; all phenomena arise in mutual, reciprocal codependence.
1. The Twelve Nidānas (Links of Causation)
From ignorance (*Avidyā*) to birth, aging, and death (*Jarāmaraṇa*), the twelve-link chain demonstrates how the cycle of rebirth (*Samsāra*) is sustained through habitual cognitive craving.
2. References
- Macy, J. (1991). Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory. SUNY Press.