This idea is crucial in Buddhist thought. It is one of the key principles of the Buddha’s teaching, or Dhamma. It can best be understood as the interconnectedness of everything in existence.

An outline of some foundational teachings of Buddhism and its response to suffering. The presenter talks through the key ideas, including the story of Siddhartha, with cartoon illustrations.

which drew support from emerging ideas and disciplines like social Darwinism, archaeology and anthropology. It was not as if there was an instant fascination for Buddhism in the late 18th and ...