Families and family relationships are a result of pratyaya, (the co-operating causes that form a part of one's karma). These may be either good or bad pratyaya. Mutual respect and harmonious friendships are good pratyaya; beatings, scoldings and bringing foes head-to-head is bad pratyaya.
能夠結成眷屬、親屬都是緣，「緣」分善緣、惡緣；彼此尊重、和樂相處是善緣，打罵、冤家聚頭是惡緣。