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how each individual is involved in the Wheel of Existence
undergoing the rounds of rebirth and misery in the long saüsàra.
Patthàna method not only describes the cause and the effect but
also explains how the cause conditions the effect to arise. It is
wonderful to learn that there are 24 modes of conditionality
which correlates all the physical and psychical phenomena by
cause and effect with specific illustrations occurring in real life.
1 Pañiccasamuppàda Method
The Pañiccasamuppàda method of correlating the cause and the
effect is generally known as the Law of Dependent Origination.
The brief essential statement of the law runs like this:
1 Avijjà-paccayà saïkhàrà –
Dependent on ignorance arise the rebirth-producing
volition or kamma formations.
2 Saïkhàra-paccayà vi¤¤ànaü –
Dependent on kamma formations (in past life) arises
rebirth consciousness (in the present life).
3 Vi¤¤àõa-paccayà nàma-råpaü –
Dependent on rebirth consciousness arise the mental
and physical phenomena.
4 Nàma-råpa-paccayà saëàyatanaü –
Dependent on the mental and physical phenomena
arise the six (sense) bases.
5 Saëàyatana-paccayà phasso –
Dependent on the six (sense) bases arise contact
(between sense base, sense object and consciousness).
6 Phassa-paccayà vedanà –
Dependent on contact arises feeling.