Conditioned Genesis

The doctrine of Conditioned Genesis explains there is nothing in the world that is absolute. Everything is conditioned, relative, and interdependent.

This is the Buddhist theory of relativity.

The principle of this doctrine is expressed by the short formula:

        When this is, that is;

        This arising, that arises;

        When this is not, that is not;

        This ceasing, that ceases.

This formula can be expressed in a modern form:

        When A is, B is;

        A arising, B arises;

        When A is not, B is not;

        A ceasing, B ceases