Thank you, Frank. This sounds reasonable.
Indeed. Thus the reason for my question. [quote=“DaoYaoTao, post:5, topic:5215”]
But hows does a soap bubble have consciousness, old age and sickness? In other words, PS (paṭiccasamuppāda, 12 nidanas) might apply to our perception of material objects, but not to the ‘life cycle’ of material objects.
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Yes. Thus the reason for my question.
I once heard the opinion that term ‘idappaccayatā’ should be used for non-suffering causation, such as for a soap bubble, cloud or tree. I recall @Sylvester & I discussed this before (here).
OK. Thanks a lot. I will check it out.
Thank you, everyone.