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n Delusion (aviija) depend the (life-affirming) Activities (sankhara).
On the Activities depends Consciousness (nana: here, rebirth-consciousness in the womb of the mother).
On consciousness depends the Psycho-physical Combination (nama-rupa).
On the psycho-physical combination depends the Sixfold Sense-activity (chal-ayatana).
On the sixfold sense activity depends the Sensorial Impression (phassa).
On the sensorial impression depends Feeling (vedana).
On feeling depends Craving (tanha).
On craving depends Clinging to Existence (upadana).
On clinging to existence depends the Process of Becoming (bhava; here: kamma-bhava, or action process).
On the process of becoming depends Rebirth (jati).
On rebirth depends Decay and Death (jara-marana), sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair. Thus arises this whole mass of suffering. This is called the noble truth of the origin of suffering.
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Thus, through the entire fading away and extinction of this Delusion, the (life-affirming) Activities are extinguished. Through the extinction of the activities Consciousness (rebirth) is extinguished. Through the extinction of consciousness, the Psycho-physical combination is extinguished. Through the extinction of the psycho-physical combination, the sixfold Sense activity is extinguished. Through the extinction of the sixfold scnse-activity, the Sensorial Impression is extinguished. Through the extinction of the sensorial impression, Feeling is extinguished. Through the extinction of feeling, Craving is extinguished. Through the extinction of craving, Clinging to Existence is extinguished. Through the extinction of clinging to existence, the Process of Becoming is extinguished. Through the extinction of the process of becoming, Rebirth is extinguished. Through the extinction of rebirth, decay and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair are extinguished. Thus takes place the extinction of this whole mass of suffering This is called the noble truth of the extinction of suffering.
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