Pāli Dictionary

nidānakathā

nidānastemkathāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 序説；由来物語（典籍の序論）

  • introduction (to a text); origin-story, background narrative

Encyclopedia

Nidānakathā
Text

  • 『ジャータカ註』の序章で、スメーダとしての誕生から祇園精舍設立までの三段階に分けて仏陀の生涯を語る。

  • The introductory chapter of the Jātaka Commentary, recounting the Buddha’s life story in three stages from his birth as Sumedha to the founding of Jetavana.

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