Buddhism Dependent Origination

# Buddhism Dependent Origination (Pratītyasamutpāda)

## Core Philosophical Framework
Dependent Origination is the foundational law of causality in Buddhism, positing that all phenomena arise in dependence upon causes and conditions. It rejects both eternalism and nihilism, establishing the Middle Way. The doctrine is encapsulated in the formula: 'When this exists, that comes to be; with the arising of this, that arises.'

## The Twelve Nidanas (Links of Existence)
1. **Avijjā (Ignorance):** The fundamental misunderstanding of the Four Noble Truths.