Is nirodha (cessation of suffering) dependent on the existence of suffering?

[This answer](https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/a/11560/1127) includes the following statement: > But some other **dharmas** are still empty **without being dependently originated**, like *nirodha* or *tathata*. A comment after the answers gives the following definitions: > *nirodha* is cessation of suffering (nirvana), and *tathata* is true reality. Doesn't the cessation of suffering depend on the existence of suffering, and is therefore dependently originated?