因缘

Traditional form:

因緣

Pinyin (reading):

yīnyuán

Definitions:

• chance
• opportunity
• predestined relationship
• (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
• chain of cause and effect

Characters:

• 因 - cause, reason; by; because
• 缘 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem

Traditional characters:

• 因 - cause, reason; by; because
• 緣 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem