Pāli Dictionary

nidānakathā

nidānastemkathāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 서설; 유래담 (경전의 서론)

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

Encyclopedia

Nidānakathā
Text

  • 《자타카 주석서》의 서장으로, 수메다로 태어난 때부터 제타와나 건립까지 세 단계로 붓다의 생애를 전한다.

  • 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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