Pāli Dictionary

nidānakathā

nidānastemkathāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 序說；緣起談；（文本的）引言

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

Encyclopedia

Nidānakathā
Text

  • 《本生經》註釋的緒論篇，分三階段講述佛陀從蘇梅陀時代到祇園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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