Bích Chi Phật và Lý Duyên Sinh.

36. Này Ananda, khi một vị Tỷ-kheo thuận thứ thể nhập tám giải thoát này, có thể nhập và có thể xuất khỏi bất cứ giải thoát nào khi nào mình muốn, chỗ nào mình muốn và dài bao lâu mình muốn - và với các lậu hoặc được đoạn trừ, vị Tỷ-kheo chứng và an trú trong tám giải thoát và tuệ giải thoát, không còn lậu hoặc ngay trong thời hiện tại, tự mình thấu đạt và chứng ngộ. Này Ananda, không còn có một Câu giải thoát nào khác cao hơn và thù thắng hơn Câu giải thoát này.
Thế Tôn thuyết giảng như vậy. Tôn giả Ananda hoan hỷ tín thọ lời dạy của Thế Tôn.

Tại hạ đã post xong kinh Đại Duyên bằng tiếng Việt. Xét thấy tầm quan trọng của kinh tại hạ post tiếp bản tiếng Anh (Translated by Bhikkhu Thanissaro) cho chư vị thưởng lãm.
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Nam mô Tăng
Nam mô Bhikkhu Thanissaro

Dependent Co-arising
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was living among the Kurus. Now, the Kurus have a town named Kammasadhamma. There Ven. Ananda approached the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to the Blessed One, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One: "It''s amazing, lord, it''s astounding, how deep this dependent co-arising is, and how deep its appearance, and yet to me it seems as clear as clear can be."
[The Buddha:] "Don''t say that, Ananda. Don''t say that. Deep is this dependent co-arising, and deep its appearance. It''s because of not understanding and not penetrating this Dhamma that this generation is like a tangled skein, a knotted ball of string, like matted rushes and reeds, and does not go beyond transmigration, beyond the planes of deprivation, woe, and bad destinations.

"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for aging and death?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion do aging and death come?'' one should say, ''Aging and death come from birth as their requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for birth?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does birth come?'' one should say, ''Birth comes from becoming as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for becoming?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does becoming come?'' one should say, ''Becoming comes from clinging as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for clinging?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does clinging come?'' one should say, ''Clinging comes from craving as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for craving?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does craving come?'' one should say, ''Craving comes from feeling as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for feeling?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does feeling come?'' one should say, ''Feeling comes from contact as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for contact?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does contact come?'' one should say, ''Contact comes from name-and-form as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for name-and-form?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does name-and-form come?'' one should say, ''Name-and-form comes from consciousness as its requisite con***ion.''
"If one is asked, ''Is there a demonstrable requisite con***ion for consciousness?'' one should answer, ''There is.''
"If one is asked, ''From what requisite con***ion does consciousness come?'' one should say, ''Consciousness comes from name-and-form as its requisite con***ion.''
"Thus, Ananda, from name-and-form as a requisite con***ion comes consciousness. From consciousness as a requisite con***ion comes name-and-form. From name-and-form as a requisite con***ion comes contact. From contact as a requisite con***ion comes feeling. From feeling as a requisite con***ion comes craving. From craving as a requisite con***ion comes clinging. From clinging as a requisite con***ion comes becoming. From becoming as a requisite con***ion comes birth. From birth as a requisite con***ion, aging, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, and despair come into play. Such is the origination of this entire mass of stress.

(Aging and Death)
"''From birth as a requisite con***ion come aging and death.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how from birth as a requisite con***ion come aging and death. If there were no birth at all, in any way, of anything anywhere -- i.e., of devas in the state of devas, of celestials in the state of celestials, of spirits in the state of spirits, of demons in the state of demons, of human beings in the human state, of quadripeds in the state of quadripeds, of birds in the state of birds, of snakes in the state of snakes, or of any being in its own state -- in the utter absence of birth, from the cessation of birth, would aging and death be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for aging and death, i.e., birth.

(Birth)
"''From becoming as a requisite con***ion comes birth.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how from becoming as a requisite con***ion comes birth. If there were no becoming at all, in any way, of anything anywhere -- i.e., sensual becoming, form becoming, or formless becoming -- in the utter absence of becoming, from the cessation of becoming, would birth be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for birth, i.e., becoming.

(Becoming)
"''From clinging as a requisite con***ion comes becoming.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how from clinging as a requisite con***ion comes becoming. If there were no clinging at all, in any way, of anything anywhere -- i.e., clinging to sensuality, clinging to precepts and practices, clinging to views, or clinging to doctrines of the self -- in the utter absence of clinging, from the cessation of clinging, would becoming be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for becoming, i.e., clinging.
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(Clinging)
"''From craving as a requisite con***ion comes clinging.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how from craving as a requisite con***ion comes clinging. If there were no craving at all, in any way, of anything anywhere -- i.e., craving for sensuality, craving for becoming, craving for no becoming -- in the utter absence of craving, from the cessation of craving, would clinging be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for clinging, i.e., craving.

(Craving)
"''From feeling as a requisite con***ion comes craving.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how from feeling as a requisite con***ion comes craving. If there were no feeling at all, in any way, of anything anywhere -- i.e., feeling born of contact at the eye, feeling born of contact at the ear, feeling born of contact at the nose, feeling born of contact at the tongue, feeling born of contact at the body, or feeling born of contact at the intellect -- in the utter absence of feeling, from the cessation of feeling, would craving be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for craving, i.e., feeling.

(Dependent on Craving)
"Now, craving is dependent on feeling,
seeking is dependent on craving,
acquisition is dependent on seeking,
ascertainment is dependent on acquisition,
desire and passion is dependent on ascertainment,
attachment is dependent on desire and passion,
possessiveness is dependent on attachment,
stinginess is dependent on attachment,
defensiveness is dependent on stinginess,
and because of defensiveness, dependent on defensiveness, various evil, unskillful phenomena come into play: the taking up of sticks and knives; conflicts, quarrels, and disputes; accusations, divisive speech, and lies.
"And this is the way to understand how it is that because of defensiveness various evil, unskillful phenomena come into play: the taking up of sticks and knives; conflicts, quarrels, and disputes; accusations, divisive speech, and lies. If there were no defensiveness at all, in any way, of anything anywhere, in the utter absence of defensiveness, from the cessation of defensiveness, would various evil, unskillful phenomena -- the taking up of sticks and knives; conflicts, quarrels, and disputes; accusations, divisive speech, and lies -- come into play?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for the coming-into-play of various evil, unskillful phenomena -- the taking up of sticks and knives; conflicts, quarrels, and disputes; accusations, divisive speech, and lies -- i.e., defensiveness.
"''Defensiveness is dependent on stinginess.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how defensiveness is dependent on stinginess. If there were no stinginess at all, in any way, of anything anywhere, in the utter absence of stinginess, from the cessation of stinginess, would defensiveness be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for defensiveness, i.e., stinginess.
(Similarly back through the chain of con***ions: stinginess, attachment, possessiveness, desire and passion, ascertainment, acquisition, and seeking.)
"''Seeking is dependent on craving.'' Thus it has been said. And this is the way to understand how seeing is dependent on craving. If there were no craving at all, in any way, of anything anywhere -- i.e., craving for sensuality, craving for becoming, craving for no becoming -- in the utter absence of craving, from the cessation of craving, would seeking be discerned?"
"No, lord."
"Thus this is a cause, this is a reason, this is an origination, this is a requisite con***ion for seeking, i.e., craving. Thus, Ananda, these two phenomena [the chain of con***ions leading from craving to birth, aging, and death, and the chain of con***ions leading from craving to quarrels, etc.], as a duality, flow back into one place at feeling.