THÀNH NGỮ PHẬT HỌC P2

Duyên khởi. The conditionality of all physical and psychical phenomena. Arising from conditional causation; everything arises from conditions, and not being spontaneous and self-contained has no seperate and independant nature. It is a fundamental doctrine of the Hoa Nghiêm school, which defines four principal uses of the term: 1-Nghiệp cảm duyên khởi, that of the Hinayàna, i.e. under the influence of karma the conditions of reincarnation arise; 2-A lại da duyên khởi, that of the primitive Mahàyàna school, i.e. that all things arise from the Alaya; 3-Như lai tạng duyên khởi, that of the advancing Mahàyàna, that all things arise from Tathàgata-garba, or bhùtatàthatà; 4-Pháp giới duyên khởi, that of complete Mahàyàna, in which one is all and all are one, each being a universal cause.