The concept of Dependent Origination (paṭiccasamuppāda) is so deep and profound that it plays an important teaching in Buddhism. The Buddha himself praised those who could understand the theory of causation through intensive observation of suffering, training of insight, absorption of knowledge and seeing the truth as it is. Apart from the Buddha’s presentation of the teaching of Dependent Origination, it was also skillfully ascribed by the Buddha’s immediate pupils and subsequent eminent Buddhist scholars, such as Nāgārjūna (2nd Century CE.) and Buddhaghosa (5th Century CE.). The Buddha and his disciples’ interpretation of the doctrine of Dependent Origination is appeared in the early Nikāya texts of the Pāḷi traditions. Moreover, the framework for this seminal teaching appeared to the Buddha during the period when he struggled for and later attained enlightenment. The doctrine of Dependent Origination captured the Buddha’s vision, knowledge and highest wisdom. It provides the conceptual framework for Buddhist psychology which describes the origin and cessation of suffering and how to wisely refl ect on the mind (yoniso manasikāra). The aim of this research paper is to ascribe the role of psychology in the doctrine of Dependent Origination from various schools of Buddhist thought.
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Introduction 225 Aspects of Dependent Origination in Various Schools of Thought 225 Notion of Dependent Origination in Early Buddhism 227 Concept of Dependent Origination in Madhyamaka 228 Dependent Origination and its Practicability 231 Theoretical Aspects 231 Practical Aspects 232 Conclusion 236
