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Is suffering dependent on aging & death? If so, how is suffering experienced before & after death?

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A translation of SN 12.2 says: > *And what is dependent co-arising? From ignorance as a requisite condition come fabrications. From fabrications as a requisite > condition comes consciousness. From consciousness as a requisite > condition comes name-&-form. From name-&-form as a requisite condition > come the six sense media. From the six sense media as a requisite > condition comes contact. From contact as a requisite condition comes > feeling. From feeling as a requisite condition comes craving. From > craving as a requisite condition comes clinging/sustenance. From > clinging/sustenance as a requisite condition comes becoming. From > becoming as a requisite condition comes birth. From birth as a > requisite condition, then aging & death, **sorrow, lamentation, pain, > distress & despair** come into play. Such is the origination of this > entire mass of stress & suffering.* The impression of the above text is - for sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress & despair to come into play - aging & death must occur. I have two questions: 1. If death must occur for sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress & despair to come into play; what is the cause for people having sorrow, grief & despair before death, i.e., in the present moment? 2. If death must occur for sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress & despair to come into play; is sorrow, grief & despair only experienced after death?
Asked by Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu (48159 rep)
Dec 9, 2018, 02:12 AM
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