[Buddha-l] Dependent arising variants

[L.S. Cousins]

Stephen,

This only proves that the Buddha (or his disciples etc.) liked to 
vary the explanations of things in many different ways. And  we 
already know that from many other examples.

If you start with the assumption that the shorter versions are more 
primitive or earlier, you are bound to end up with the result that 
you have an evolution from an earlier simpler version to a more 
complex one. But this proves nothing. It is built into the 
assumptions you start with.

Lance

>Here are some references for variants to the PS formula -- by no 
>means exhaustive, but just what I could dig out at short notice.
>
>SN 12.32 Only mentions vedanaa onwards.
>SN 12.43 Only mentions .sa.d-aayatana to ta.nhaa.
>SN 12.44 Only mentions .sa.d-aayatana to jaaraa-mara.na.
>SN 12.45 Only mentions .sa.d-aayatana to upaadaana.
>SN 12.52, 55-57 Only mention ta.nhaa to jaaraa-mara.na.
>SN 12.58 Only mentions naama-ruupa onwards
>SN 12.59 Only mentions vi~n~naa.na onwards.
>SN 12.60 Only mentions ta.nhaa onwards.
>SN 12.65 Only mentions vi~n~naa.na onwards, but loops vi~n~naa.na 
>and naama-ruupa.
>SN 12.67 Only mentions vi~n~naa.na onwards, but loops vi~n~naa.na 
>and naama-ruupa.
>Sn778-785 Very primitive alternative version.
>DN 14 Ten membered prat¥tya-samutpÇda
>Also look at:
>M I.55
>A I.176
>Iti 14-15
>
>I can supply more later if needed.
>
>Best wishes,
>Stephen Hodge
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