The Wheel of Existence (as taught by Siddhartha Gautama)
From uncertainty,
change arises;
From change,
consciousness arises;
From consciousness,
name and form arise;
From name and form,
the six organs of sense arise;
From the six organs of sense,
contact arises;
From contact, sensation arises;
From sensation, desire arises;
From desire, attachment arises;
From attachment, existence arises;
From existence, birth arises;
From birth,
old age anddeath,
sorrow, lamentation,
misery, grief,anddespair
arise.
Thus this entire aggregation of misery arises.
When uncertainty fades out and ceases,
change comes to an end;
When change ceases,
consciousness comes to an end;
When consciousness ceases,
name and form come to an end;
When name and form cease,
the six organs of sense come to an end;
When the six organs of sense cease,
contact comes to an end;
When contact ceases,
sensation comes to an end;
When sensation ceases,
desire comes to an end;
When desire ceases,
attachment comes to an end;
When attachment ceases,
existence comes to an end;
When existence ceases,
birth comes to an end;
When birth ceases,
old age and death
sorrow, lamentation,
misery, grief, and despair
come to an end as well.
Thus this entire aggregation of misery ceases.
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