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The scope of Buddha-Dhamma beyond the 1st two sermons?
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for example, it seems by the suttas Dependent Origination is simply a more detailed explanation of the Four Noble Truths, as follows:
Now, the Blessed One has said: "Whoever sees dependent co-arising sees the Dhamma; whoever sees the Dhamma sees dependent co-arising." And these things — the five clung to aggregates — are dependently co-arisen. Any desire, embracing, grasping & holding-on to these five clung to aggregates is the origination of stress. Any subduing of desire & passion, any abandoning of desire & passion for these five clung to aggregates is the cessation of stress.
MN 28
Dependent Origination differs from the Four Noble Truths in that it traces the origination of suffering (further) back to ignorance rather than to (the nearer) craving. however, apart from this, the 4NTs and DO appear essentially to be of the same scope
similarly, the teaching of Emptiness (
sunnata
) is a more pervasive & broad explanation of not-self (
anatta
):
Insofar as it is empty of a self or of anything pertaining to a self: Thus it is said, Ananda, that the world is empty.
SN 35.85 or the teachings about the three kinds of defilement (greed, hatred & delusion) is an extrapolation of the three kinds of craving from in the 1st sermon
Bhikkhus, all is burning. Burning with what? Burning with the fire of lust, with the fire of hate, with the fire of delusion.
3rd sermon
thus, is there scope for any other teachings that pertain to the ending of suffering, Nibbana, etc, which are beyond the scope, i.e., beyond the causality, established in the first two sermons?
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