f clinging/sustenance. From the cessation of clinging/sustenance comes the cessation of becoming. From the cessation of becoming comes the cessation of birth. From the cessation of birth, then aging-&-death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, and despair all cease. Such is the cessation of this entire mass of suffering & stress. Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed: As phenomena grow clear to the brahman–ardent, in jhṅna– his doubts all vanish when he penetrates the ending of requisite conditions. Note 1. In the parallel passage at Mv.I.1.4, the Buddha gives attention to dependent co-arising in both forward and reverse order. - --> - - - -