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    It is not the case that If consciousness lacks distinct existence, the very awareness by which we cognize dependent origination itself becomes inexplicable, generating a performative contradiction.

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    • 1.Consciousness can be a dependent phenomenon itself, arising from conditions, without requiring independent existence to cognize interdependence.
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    • 2.The performative contradiction assumes consciousness must be ontologically separate; it could instead be emergent within the system it describes.
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    • 3.Buddhist philosophy resolved this by treating awareness as process not substance—dependent origination itself explains consciousness consistently.
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    • 1.Awareness requires a subject distinct from objects it observes, or the observer-observed distinction collapses entirely.
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    • 2.Dependent origination describes causal relationships; explaining causation requires a locus of cognition outside the causal chain.
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    • 3.Claiming 'no consciousness exists' while simultaneously asserting this claim requires consciousness, creating logical contradiction.
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