dependent origination, n.Definitions

Dependent origination (n.) breaks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠down roughly, in the Sanskrit samutpada, as all-together-out-stepping: the same principle as the Chinese mutual arising.

Dependent origination (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a closed circle of twelve links with no first one; ignorance heads the list only for convenience of exposition.