Meaning of 缘起
缘起 means origin; cause; genesis of a matter; founding statement; explanatory text stating the reason for establishing something. Pronounced yuán qǐ.
- origin; cause; genesis of a matter
- founding statement; explanatory text stating the reason for establishing something
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qing情
de的
yuán缘
qǐ起
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
wù误
huì会
。
The origin of this matter was a misunderstanding.
Tā他
zài在
wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
zhuī追
sù溯
le了
zhè这
xiàng项
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
yuán缘
qǐ起
。
In his article, he traced the genesis of this tradition.
Fó佛
jiào教
jiǎng讲
yuán缘
qǐ起
xìng性
kōng空
，
rèn认
wéi为
yī一
qiè切
xiàn现
xiàng象
dōu都
shì是
yīn因
yuán缘
hé和
hé合
ér而
shēng生
。
Buddhism teaches dependent origination and the emptiness of nature, believing all phenomena arise from the combination of causes and conditions.