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An explanation of the twelve links of conditioned co-production (nidanas), and how Faith (shraddha) arises in dependence on unsatisfactoriness (dukkha).
N.B. Last few words missing.
Note: unfortunately, there is no recording of the preceding lecture, which dealt with the five skandhas.
Talk given in 1966
This talk is part of the series Introducing Buddhism.
| 1. | The history of Buddhism in Britain (3:57) | |
| 2. | Changing faith (15:01) | |
| 3. | The attraction of Buddhism (6:04) | |
| 4. | Conditioned co-production and the twelve nidanas (5:01) | |
| 5. | i. Avidya - ignorance (8:03) | |
| 6. | ii. Samskaras - volitions/karma formations (5:39) | |
| 7. | iii. Vijnana - 'relinking consciousness' (7:54) | |
| 8. | iv-viii. Nama-rupa, salayatana, sparsha, vedana, trishna - Name and form, 'six bases', contact, feeling, craving (3:27) | |
| 9. | ix. Upadana - attachment (6:23) | |
| 10. | x-xii. Bhava, jati, jara-marana - becoming, birth, decay and death; past, present, and future. (4:45) |
Total running time: 1:06:14
