缘起

Traditional form:

緣起

Pinyin (reading):

yuánqǐ

Definitions:

• to originate
• origin; genesis
• account of the origins of an endeavor

Characters:

• 缘 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 緣 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up