cgpsc 2025-2025 - Dependent Origination is a central concept in Buddhism explaining the cause of suffering and rebirth. - The chain of twelve links starts with Avidyā (Ignorance). - Saṃskāra (Sanskar) is the second link, arising from Avidyā. - Vijñāna (Consciousness) arises from Saṃskāra, and Vedanā (Sense-Experience) arises further down the chain from Sparśa (Contact).