1. : a series of events or situations interrelated and leading to a particular effect
2. often capitalized both Cs , Buddhism : the chain of cause and effect leading in 12 stages from ignorance of the vanity of existence to suffering
1. : a series of events or situations interrelated and leading to a particular effect
2. often capitalized both Cs , Buddhism : the chain of cause and effect leading in 12 stages from ignorance of the vanity of existence to suffering
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012