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 Here’s Dependent Origination explained from an Advaitic lens:

1. Interdependence vs. non-duality
   In Buddhist Dependent Origination, everything arises due to causes and conditions. From Advaita Vedanta, this interdependence is seen as occurring only within Maya (appearance). Ultimately, the one reality is Brahman, which is not dependent on anything.
2. No independent entities → supports non-separateness
   Dependent origination denies independent existence of phenomena. Advaita agrees: the world has no self-existing reality (mithyā). All forms depend on consciousness (Ātman/Brahman), so interdependence points toward underlying unity, not multiplicity.
3. Causation is provisional, not ultimate
   Dependent origination explains chains of causation (ignorance → mind → world, etc.). Advaita, especially as taught by Adi Shankaracharya, says causation itself belongs to the empirical level. From the absolute standpoint, nothing is produced — reality is ever-present non-dual awareness.