BDHA

In Buddhist ontology Patticcasamuppada or the Law of Dependent Origination or Conditioned Genesis is stated to be the law of nature which self-existent and requires no outside lawgiver. A systematic exposition of Patticca-samuppada is to 6 - 7 8 be found in Buddhaghosa, Nyanatiloka , Murti, and Phra 9 Srivisuddhimoli. The key concept to understand this doctrine is "Dukkha" or suffering. The Pali word, "Dukkha" covers a far more range of feeling than the English word. Dukkha is rooted in an individual's greed, {Lobha), hate (dosa) and delusion (Moha). It can be stopped only by overcoming Tanha or craving. This can be done by discarding the two extremes of selfindulgence (Kamasukhulikanuyoka) and ascetic mortification (Attakilamutthanuyoka) and indeed adopting a moral and wellordered life that constitutes the Middle Way (Majjimapatipata) of Buddha Tathagata.