緣起

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See also: 縁起

Chinese

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along; predestined affinity; reason
along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
 
to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (緣起)
simp. (缘起)
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Pronunciation

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Verb

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緣起

  1. to happen for a particular reason

Noun

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緣起

  1. cause; origin
  2. account of an initiation (of a project, founding of an institution)
  3. (Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda

Synonyms

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  • (cause):
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Jinmeiyō
き > ぎ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 緣起 – see the following entry.
縁起えんぎ
[noun] an omen
[noun] a cause of something, an origin, a source
[noun] (Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda
(This term, 緣起, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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緣起 (yeon'gi) (hangeul 연기)

  1. hanja form? of 연기