Heres an illustration of the Twelve Nidanas as they relate to understanding the cycle of anger:

1. Ignorance (avijja): The cycle of anger begins with ignorance – either ignorance of the nature of reality or ones own emotional patterns. A person may not realize that anger arises due to specific causes and conditions rather than appearing spontaneously.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, a person may have formed habitual patterns of reacting to certain situations with anger. For example, they may have internalized the belief that they are justified in getting angry when someone behaves in a certain way.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations, making them prone to experiencing anger in certain situations.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons body and mind (psychophysical constituents) manifest in a way that is susceptible to anger.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind) interact with the external world.
6. Contact (phassa): The person encounters a situation or stimulus that triggers anger through their sense bases, such as someone speaking in a particular tone of voice or using certain words.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person experiences an unpleasant feeling as a result of the contact with the trigger, such as feeling insulted or disrespected.
8. Craving (tanha): The person develops an aversion to the unpleasant feeling and a desire to change or control the situation. In this case, the person may wish to stop the other person from behaving in a way that triggers their anger.
9. Clinging (upadana): The persons attachment to their aversion and desire intensifies, and they cling to their anger as a way of dealing with the situation. This can manifest as a desire for revenge or vindication.
10. Becoming (bhava): This clinging to anger reinforces the persons habitual patterns and karmic tendencies, perpetuating the cycle of anger. As the person continues to react with anger in similar situations, they create the conditions for the cycle to repeat itself.
11. Birth (jati): The persons anger manifests in the form of an angry outburst, either expressed outwardly or inwardly. This can cause further harm to themselves or others.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): The persons anger, if left unaddressed, can lead to physical, mental, and emotional suffering and perpetuate negative consequences in future situations or even future lives.

By understanding this cycle of anger through the Twelve Nidanas, a person can begin to identify the specific causes and conditions that give rise to their anger and work to address them. By cultivating mindfulness and developing new habits of responding to difficult situations, a person can gradually break the cycle of anger and find greater peace and happiness in their lives.

How to break cycle at each point:

Certainly! Here are some ways in which an individual can break the cycle of anger at each point:

1. Ignorance - By recognizing and acknowledging their own patterns of anger, individuals can cultivate understanding and clarity about the causes and conditions that lead to their anger. Practicing self-reflection and developing awareness through mindfulness can help break the cycle at this point.

2. Mental formations - By practicing cognitive restructuring and changing the habitual patterns of reacting with anger, individuals can break the cycle at this point. Seeking therapy, engaging in cognitive-behavioral techniques, or practicing mindfulness meditation can help to transform habitual patterns of thinking and reacting.

3. Consciousness - Through mindfulness meditation or other contemplative practices, individuals can become more aware of their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. This increased awareness can help them to recognize the arising of anger in their consciousness, and develop strategies to regulate and transform their mental states.

4. Name and form - Engaging in practices that emphasize the connection between body and mind, such as yoga or tai chi, can help individuals to cultivate a sense of embodiment and reduce the occurrence of anger.

5. Sense doors - By practicing restraint and mindful engagement with the external world through the senses, individuals can reduce the likelihood of experiencing negative triggered reactions, leading to anger.

6. Contact - Through mindfulness practices such as breath awareness, individuals can develop equanimity and non-reactivity, reducing the occurrence of negative reactions to unpleasant stimuli.

7. Feeling - By practicing mindfulness of emotions and learning to regulate negative emotions, individuals can decrease the intensity and duration of any unpleasant feelings or sensations.

8. Craving - Practicing detachment from negative emotions, such as through mindfulness training, can help individuals reduce their craving for a different emotional experience.

9. Clinging - Through therapy, mindfulness meditation or other forms of self-exploration, individuals can examine their attachment to anger and negative emotional states, and develop strategies for letting go of clinging to anger.

10. Becoming - By understanding the impermanent and conditional nature of emotions and thoughts, individuals can work to prevent solidifying their identity around their anger.

11. Birth - By cultivating new patterns of reacting non-reactively, breaking the habitual cycle of anger, and embodying positive intentions, individuals can alter how they manifest in the world.

12. Aging and death - By continuing this practice, individuals can raise their awareness, break the cycle of anger and of other negative emotions and reduce their involvement with them.