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An object that is focused upon while reciting this will become a form of the buddha or a support of veneration. An offering that is focused upon while reciting this will become the equivalent of a gift that fills the entire world. </p> <p><em>This concludes the Essence of Dependent Origination.</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><Small>| Translated by <a href="/translators/adam-pearcey/">Adam Pearcey</a> 2021, with thanks to <a href="/translators/stefan-mang/">Stefan Mang</a> and Wiesiek Mical.</small></p> <p><Br></p> <h3>Bibliography</h3> <h4>Tibetan Edition</h4> <p>"'phags pa rten cing 'brel par 'byung ba'i snying po." in <em>bka’ ’gyur (dpe bsdur ma) [Comparative Edition of the Kangyur], krung go’i bod rig pa zhib ’jug ste gnas kyi bka’ bstan dpe sdur khang (The Tibetan Tripiṭaka Collation Bureau of the China Tibetology Research Center)</em>. 108 volumes. Beijing: krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang (China Tibetology Publishing House), 2006–2009, Vol. 88: p. 117</p> <p><Br></p> <p><Small>Version: 1.0-20211202</small></p> </div>  </div> <div id="further-info2"></div> </div>  <div class="sepcol right"></div> <div class="rightcol"> <div id="image-plus"> <div class="image-box"> <img id="main-img" alt="Buddha" src="/Images/Dependent_Origination_HAR.jpg" border="0"><br> <p class="caption serif">The Wheel of Existence</p> <p class="copyright">Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources</p> </div> </div> <div id="further-info"> <h4>Further information:</h4> <div class="one"><a href="http://84000.co">84000.co</a></div> <div class="one"><a href="https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P7326">BDRC P7326 (shAkya thub pa)</a></div> <div id="downloads"> <h4>Download this text:</b></h4> <div class="one"> <a href="#" onclick="dl_dynamic('EPUB');return false">EPUB</a>  <a href="#" onclick="dl_dynamic('PDF');return false">PDF</a>  </div> </div> <form id="id__dl_dyn_form" action="/Cgi/make-ebook-cgi.pl" METHOD="POST"> <input id="id__dl_lang" type="hidden" name="lang" value="english"> <input id="id__dl_path" type="hidden" name="path" value="words-of-the-buddha/essence-of-dependent-origination"> <input id="id__dl_format" type="hidden" name="format"> <input type="hidden" name="do" value="prepare"> </form> <div id="share-links"> <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/subscribe?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lotsawahouse.org%2Frss.xml&linkname=" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><img alt="RSS" src="/Static/feed.svg" title="Subscribe to RSS"></a> <a href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Essence%20of%20Dependent%20Origination%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lotsawahouse.org%2Fwords-of-the-buddha%2Fessence-of-dependent-origination" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><img alt="Bluesky" src="/Static/bluesky.svg" title="Share on Bluesky"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lotsawahouse.org%2Fwords-of-the-buddha%2Fessence-of-dependent-origination&t=Essence%20of%20Dependent%20Origination" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><img alt="Facebook" src="/Static/facebook.svg" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-container"><div class="footer"> <div class="larger"> <h2><a href="/donations">DONATIONS</a></h2> If you find this site useful, please consider helping us to achieve our goal of translating more classic works from the Buddhist tradition and making them freely available. <span class="patreon"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/LotsawaHouse">Please support us on Patreon.</a></span> </div> <div> <h2>Quick Links</h2> <a class="one" href="/words-of-the-buddha/">Words of the Buddha</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/indian-masters/">Indian Masters</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/tibetan-masters/">Tibetan Masters</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/topics/">Topics</a> <h2><a href="/other/digitaltibetan">Tools</a></h2> </div> <div> <h2>Other Sites</h2> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://84000.co/">84000</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.rigpawiki.org/">Rigpa Wiki</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.himalayanart.org/">Himalayan Art</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.bdrc.io/">Buddhist Digital Resource Center</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://treasuryoflives.org/">Treasury of Lives</a> </div> <div class="tiny"> <h2>Social</h2> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/lotsawahouse.org">Bluesky</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/lotsawahouse">Facebook</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/lotsawa.house/">Instagram</a> <br><br><a class="one" href="/about/terms">Terms of Use</a><span class="phone2"> | </span> <a class="one" href="/about/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> </div> <div class="larger"> <h2><a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="license">LICENSE</a></h2> <p class="license-txt">This work is licensed under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. <p class="issn">ISSN 2753-4812</p> </div> </div></div> <div id="burger-open"></div> <div id="tasty-cookies"> This website uses cookies to collect anonymous usage statistics and enhance the user experience. <div class="options"> <div class="button decline" onclick="cookies(false)">Decline</div> <div class="button ok" onclick="cookies(true)">Accept</div> </div> </div>  <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; 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