抄録
In the Theravada, the twelve-linked chain of Dependent Origination is interpreted as the cyclical processes of cause and effect through the past, present and future. This Theravadin interpretation is based on the notion of cyclic rebirth in the three worlds, and has been examined in many studies. In expounding the twelve links of Dependent Origination, several Pali Sutras employ the concept of “dhammatthitiñana,” which figures as the wisdom to have insight into causality over three lives of a being in the Visuddhimagga.
I investigate the descriptions of “dhammatthitiñana” in the Samyutta-nikaya and its commentaries to clarify the interpretation of the twelve chains of Dependent Origination in the Theravada.
