DooDoot wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:23 am
Because i was so impressed, I will review my critique of Dependent Origination in the Paṭisambhidāmagga at a later time.
I have read the very short paṭiccasamuppāda section of the Paṭisambhidāmagga and the following are my personal reasons for asserting Venerable Sariputta did not speak this:
1. Here, the word "hetu" is introduced as a synonym for "paccaya" into Dependent Origination. The Buddha thus Sariputta would not speak like this because the words "hetu" & "paccaya" are not synonymous. For example, in SN 22.82, nama-rupa is the hetu (cause) of consciousness; where as in SN 12.67, nama-rupa is a condition (paccaya) for consciousness &, also, consciousness is a condition (paccaya) for nama-rupa. But consciousness can never be a hetu (cause) of nama-rupa because consciousness cannot physically create the mind-body.
2. The notion of upapattibhava is introduced into paṭiccasamuppāda. I think this is problematic because the word "upapatti" and its verbs, such as "upapajjati" & "upapanna" are generally used in mundane teachings. Yet the Paṭisambhidāmagga later correctly says the Four Noble Truths are supramundane. However, the Paṭisambhidāmagga appears to not say paṭiccasamuppāda is supramundane; even though paṭiccasamuppāda is the four noble truths (AN 3.61). Due to also introducing the notions of "kammabhava" & "upapattibhava" into paṭiccasamuppāda, it appears the Paṭisambhidāmagga transformed paṭiccasamuppāda into a mundane dhamma. Sariputtta would not do this.
3. The fact paṭiccasamuppāda is such a detailed teaching, yet the Paṭisambhidāmagga offers a very brief teaching about it; unlike the Paṭisambhidāmagga's very lengthy teachings on other core subjects, appears to show it is impossible that Sariputta spoke the Paṭisambhidāmagga.
4. In fact, MN 9 is the most detailed teaching on paṭiccasamuppāda in the Suttas, where Sariputta introduced the "asava" in the condition of ignorance. Since the Paṭisambhidāmagga does not do this, appears to show the Paṭisambhidāmagga is not related to Sariputta.