Pāli Dictionary

nidānakathā

nidānastemkathāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 序说；缘起谈；（文本的）引言

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

Encyclopedia

Nidānakathā
Text

  • 《本生经》注释的绪论篇，分三阶段讲述佛陀从苏梅陀时代到祇园精舍建立的生平故事。

  • 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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