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3. The Patichcha Samuppada - To become a Stream Enterer

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3. Patichcha Samuppada (The Law of Dependent Origination)   (Main article - Entering to the First Stage of the Enlightenment )    This is quite a deep section. So get a good understanding of   The Hexa Faculty   and   The Penta Masses  before studying this   All beings who are not Arahants have been trapped in the fire of pain called "Sansara" by the great bond of craving and by the intense darkness of ignorance.   A man whose feet are locked with chains in the middle of the great darkness where he cannot go free, suffering from various afflictions but not even seeing the key that can unlock his feet can be compared to the “being suffering in the Sansara."   Its great darkness is ignorance. Having the feet tied is the bond of craving. Doctrine (Dharma) is the key that lies at the very feet of the man who is covered by darkness.    At some point, the man who realizes that he must overcome the suffering from pain is going through groping around in the darkness and looki