Cessation of Co-Arisen Dharmas: Why It Does Not Imply Independent Existence or Absolute Non-Existence

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The cessation of a chain of mental events, etc., wherein each event has arisen co-dependently, implies neither:

  1. the inherent (absolute, independent) existence of those events or the chain itself, nor
  2. their inherent (absolute, independent) non-existence.

That is, assuming that co-dependent mental events cease does not imply assuming that they inherently exist or inherently cease to exist.

Please, tell me what you think?

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Depends on your definition of “existing” I’d say…

edit: and I have an idea what you mean by “co-arisen dhammas” but it’s always better to check

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Yeah, sure, but if events are co-originated, then their cessation cannot be said to be inherently nonexistent. If that is not the case, I dont understand why