Toh 981 intro.5

intro.5

The topic of dependent arising is explained at length in sūtras such as The Rice Seedling Sūtra (Śālistambha­sūtra, ) and The Sūtra Teaching the Fundamental Exposition and Detailed Analysis of Dependent Arising (Pratītya­samutpādādivibhaṅga­nirdeśa­sūtra, ), which detail the twelve links of dependent arising. Additional presentations of the ye dharma verse as a dhāraṇī formula can be found in works such as The Sūtra on Dependent Arising () and The Dhāraṇī Containing the Rite of the Essence of Dependent Arising ().⁵ These latter texts, and The Essence of Dependent Arising (Toh 521) translated here, are categorized as Action Tantras (kriyātantra, bya rgyud) in the Degé Kangyur, thus underscoring the development of this famous verse into an esoteric, spell-like formula that can bring material and spiritual benefits through its recitation.