As mentioned earlier in the thread, a word for word Pāḷi to English translation is clumsy at best. And even an academically precise translation will still often miss the meaning. This is why the context of Dhamma, whether in general (4-NT/8-P) or within a particular sutta, is so important to exegetically unpack that meaning.porpoise wrote:I don't understand your first sentence, could you elaborate?ancientbuddhism wrote:And the dynamic of definitions is contextual. Whereas in the case of paṭiccasamupāda we find its working hypothesis relating to present cognitive processes.danieLion wrote:Definitions are never accepted by consensus. Definitions are dynamic…
As for your second sentence, if you mean that the nidanas include both physical and mental dimensions, then I agree.
With reference to DO, the Tathāgata set the context of Dhamma within the frameworks of both what makes for assumed existence (sakkāyadiṭṭhi of pañcupadānakkhandhā, saḷāyatana, 18 dhātu etc.), and the dynamics of pathways within that toward either mental distress or freedom, as mapped out in paṭiccasamuppāda.danieLion wrote:No matter how many links we work with?ancientbuddhism wrote:And the dynamic of definitions is contextual. Whereas in the case of paṭiccasamupāda we find its working hypothesis relating to present cognitive processes.danieLion wrote:Definitions are never accepted by consensus. Definitions are dynamic…
When we look at what the contemplative was supposed to directly notice in praxis, is the theme that the dynamic of rebirth is set when one has craving at sensations (simple version @ SN. 12.44 – Loka Sutta), or, when in at least one example, one is ‘born of ignorant contact’ (avijjāsamphassajena – SN. 22.47) at sensations, thus setting the pathway to dukkha. The pathway to be cultivated toward freedom from dukkha is simply the absence of this ignorant contact and craving. Of course this knowledge and pathway is developed through the straight contemplative models of Ānāpānasati and Satipaṭṭhāna, which nicely complements the schedules of analysis related to DO.