The Law of Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda)
A Complete Teaching Textbook & Guide — Table of Contents
New Textbook Project Unites Classical Doctrine and Modern Teaching:
The Law of Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda)
— A Complete Teaching Textbook & Guide
— August 11, 2025
— Bhikkhu Indasoma Siridantamahapalaka, in collaboration with the International Meditation Retreatement Program, The Hswagata Academy, announces the development of a comprehensive classroom-ready textbook on Paṭiccasamuppāda (Dependent Origination). Built for monastic schools, universities, Dhamma centers, and self-learners, the book delivers a full 20-component teaching architecture in every chapter—from vocabulary and lesson plans to multimedia and VAKT (Visual–Auditory–Kinesthetic–Tactile) supports.
“This is a complete learning system,” said Bhikkhu Indasoma Siridantamahapalaka. “Teachers and students get doctrine, practice, assessment, and multimedia in one place—so they can focus on understanding and insight.”
What each chapter includes (20 integrated components)
Class Announcement & Chapter Overview ·
2) Vocabulary List ·
3) Learning Objectives ·
4) Detailed Outline ·
5) Unit Plan ·
6) Lesson Plan ·
7) Elaborated Analogy ·
8 ) Classroom Demonstration ·
9) Collaborative Construction Paper Art Project ·
10) Direct Instruction Script ·
11) Engagement Activities ·
12) Supplementary Lesson Plan ·
13) Anchor Chart ·
14) Chapter End Test ·
15) Exam ·
16) Classroom Newsletter ·
17) Slide Deck (PowerPoint) ·
18) Teaching Video ·
19) Audio Aids ·
20) Full VAKT Integration Guide.
Availability
Rolling chapter-packs will be shared with pilot classrooms ahead of the complete release. Institutions may request early access for adoption trials.
Media & Adoption Contact
Author: Bhikkhu Indasoma Siridantamahapalaka
Organization: International Meditation Retreatement Program, The Hswagata Academy
Email: saodhammasami@gmail.com
Finalized Table of Contents — 150 Units
Part I — Orientation & Method (Units 1–8)
How to Use This Book (Teacher & Learner Roadmap)
Learning Outcomes & Course Map
Study Frameworks: Vatta, Sacca, Kāla (Rounds–Truths–Time)
Research Method & Citations; Using Pāli Diacritics
VAKT & Multimodal Pedagogy for Dhamma Classrooms
Canonical Sources Overview (Sutta, Vinaya, Abhidhamma)
Commentarial & Post-Canonical Perspectives
Historical Readings & Common Misinterpretations of DO
Part II — Canonical Foundations (Units 9–20)
Nidāna-saṃyutta: The Heart of Dependent Origination
The Standard DO Formula (Arising)
The Dependent Cessation Formula (Nirodha)
“Imasmiṃ sati…”: Conditionality in the Suttas
The 24 Conditions (Paṭṭhāna) — Primer
DO and the Four Noble Truths
DO and the Three Characteristics (Tilakkhaṇa)
The Five Aggregates (Pañcakkhandhā) — Primer
The Six Elements (Dhātu) — Primer
The Six Sense Bases (Saḷāyatana) — Primer
Contact–Feeling–Perception: The Experience Stream
Kamma & Vipāka in the DO Context
Part III — Maps & Models (Units 21–30)
The Twelve Links: Visual Overview & Terminology
Time Models: Three-Life vs. Momentary Analysis
The Wheel Model of DO
Feedback Loops & Recursion in Experience
Rebirth, Continuity, and DO
Present-Moment Cognition via DO
The Twenty Modes Framework — Overview
Four-Segment Classification (by rounds/truths/time)
Q&A Classification Method (Second & Third Rounds)
Avoiding Wrong Views about Self, Fate, and Causation
Part IV — Link 1: Avijjā (Units 31–36)
Avijjā — Definition & Scope
Avijjā — Canonical Citations & Cases
Avijjā — Commentarial/Abhidhamma Notes
Avijjā — Analogies & Demonstrations
Avijjā — Practice Applications & Ethics
Avijjā — Review, Checks & Mini-Assessment
Part V — Link 2: Saṅkhāra (Units 37–42)
Saṅkhāra — Types & Functions
Saṅkhāra — Canonical Sources
Saṅkhāra — Commentarial Nuances
Saṅkhāra — Analogies & Classroom Demos
Saṅkhāra — Practice & Habit Formation
Saṅkhāra — Review & Mastery Check
Part VI — Link 3: Viññāṇa (Units 43–48)
Viññāṇa — Kinds, Stream & Continuity
Viññāṇa — Canonical Sources
Viññāṇa — Commentarial/Abhidhamma Notes
Viññāṇa — Demonstrations & Case Studies
Viññāṇa — Meditation Tie-ins
Viññāṇa — Review & Mastery Check
Part VII — Link 4: Nāma-Rūpa (Units 49–54)
Nāma-Rūpa — Definitions & Interdependence
Nāma-Rūpa — Canonical Sources
Nāma-Rūpa — Commentarial/Abhidhamma Notes
Nāma-Rūpa — Demos: Mind–Matter Coupling
Nāma-Rūpa — Practice: Discernment Skills
Nāma-Rūpa — Review & Mastery Check
Part VIII — Link 5: Saḷāyatana (Units 55–60)
Six Sense Bases — Structure & Scope
Saḷāyatana — Canonical Sources
Saḷāyatana — Commentarial Notes
Saḷāyatana — Demos: Sense Doors & Objects
Saḷāyatana — Practice: Guarding the Doors
Saḷāyatana — Review & Mastery Check
Part IX — Link 6: Phassa (Units 61–66)
Contact — Meeting of Door, Object, Consciousness
Phassa — Canonical Sources
Phassa — Commentarial Notes
Phassa — Demos: Contact Chains
Phassa — Practice: Mindful Contact
Phassa — Review & Mastery Check
Part X — Link 7: Vedanā (Units 67–72)
Feeling — Types & Functions
Vedanā — Canonical Sources
Vedanā — Commentarial Notes
Vedanā — Demos: Feeling → Craving
Vedanā — Practice: Feeling as Feeling
Vedanā — Review & Mastery Check
Part XI — Link 8: Taṇhā (Units 73–78)
Craving — Types & Targets
Taṇhā — Canonical Sources
Taṇhā — Commentarial Notes
Taṇhā — Demos: From Liking to Grasping
Taṇhā — Practice: Cutting Fuel at Feeling
Taṇhā — Review & Mastery Check
Part XII — Link 9: Upādāna (Units 79–84)
Clinging — Four Types
Upādāna — Canonical Sources
Upādāna — Commentarial Notes
Upādāna — Demos: Identity-Making
Upādāna — Practice: Letting Go Skills
Upādāna — Review & Mastery Check
Part XIII — Link 10: Bhava (Units 85–90)
Becoming — Kamma-Bhava & Upapatti-Bhava
Bhava — Canonical Sources
Bhava — Commentarial Notes
Bhava — Demos: Momentum of Action
Bhava — Practice: Intention & Choosing
Bhava — Review & Mastery Check
Part XIV — Link 11: Jāti (Units 91–96)
Birth — Definitions & Dimensions
Jāti — Canonical Sources
Jāti — Commentarial Notes
Jāti — Demos: Every-Moment “Births”
Jāti — Practice: Re-framing Becoming
Jāti — Review & Mastery Check
Part XV — Link 12: Jarāmaraṇa (Units 97–102)
Aging-&-Death; Sorrow, Lamentation, Pain, Distress, Despair
Jarāmaraṇa — Canonical Sources
Jarāmaraṇa — Commentarial Notes
Jarāmaraṇa — Demos: Impermanence in Real Time
Jarāmaraṇa — Practice: Marana-sati & Compassion
Jarāmaraṇa — Review & Mastery Check
Part XVI — Sense Doors & Aggregates in Action (Units 103–118)
Eye-Door (Cakkhu-dvāra) Process
Visible Form & Eye-Sensitivity: Conditions
Ear-Door (Sota-dvāra) Process
Nose-Door (Ghāna-dvāra) Process
Tongue-Door (Jivhā-dvāra) Process
Body-Door (Kāya-dvāra) Process
Mind-Door (Mano-dvāra) & Mind-Objects
Aggregates in Perception — Overview
Rūpakkhandha: Materiality & Conditions
Vedanākkhandha: Feeling Across Doors
Saññākkhandha: Recognition & Naming
Saṅkhārakkhandha: Construction & Kamma
Viññāṇakkhandha: Continuity & Streams
Mutual Conditioning of Nāma-Rūpa & Viññāṇa
The Six Elements (Dhātu) in DO
Dependent Origination & the “Self” Notion
Part XVII — Rounds, Truths, and Time (Units 119–128)
Kilesa-Vatta (Defilement Round)
Kamma-Vatta (Action Round)
Vipāka-Vatta (Result Round)
Mapping Rounds Across the Twelve Links
Dukkha & Samudaya as DO in Operation
Nirodha & Magga as DO in Cessation
Past Causes — Proper Allocation
Present Results — Proper Allocation
Present Causes — Proper Allocation
Future Results — Proper Allocation
Part XVIII — Cessation & the Path (Units 129–138)
Dependent Cessation: Reverse the Chain
Noble Eightfold Path as Functional Antidote
Right View vs. Ignorance
Working with Feeling to Undercut Craving
Strategies for Loosening Clinging
Intention, Kamma, and Transforming Becoming
Death Contemplation & Fearlessness
Stream-Entry and DO: Thresholds
Classroom Cessation Demonstrations
Pitfalls & Wrong Views — Prevention & Correction
Part XIX — Pedagogy & Tools (Units 139–146)
VAKT Integration: Master Guide
Printable Anchor Chart Templates
Project-Based Learning: Construction Paper Art
Direct Instruction Script Bank
Engagement Activities Library
Assessment Design: Chapter Tests
Exam Bank & Standardized Rubrics
Multimedia Suite: Slides, Video, Audio
Part XX — Community, Contexts & Reference (Units 147–150)
Teaching DO Today: Youth, Adults, Monastics, Lay
Interfaith & Secular Classrooms: Language & Framing
Trilingual Glossary (Pāli–English–Burmese) & Pronunciation Guide
Indices, Bibliography, Permissions, and Media Credits
Abbreviations: DO = Dependent Origination; VAKT = Visual–Auditory–Kinesthetic–Tactile.
