Nidanakatha, Nidānakathā, Nidana-Katha: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Nidanakatha means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Nidanakatha in Theravada glossary
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The introductory chapter of the Jataka Commentary.

It gives the story of the Buddha in three sections:

the Dure nidana from the time of his birth, as Sumedha, up to his birth in the Tusita world; the Avidure nidana from his death in Tusita and his birth as Siddhattha, son of Suddhodana, up to his Enlightenment; and the Santike nidana, which contains his story up to the dedication of Jetavana by Anathapindika. J.i.1 94.

context information

Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nidanakatha in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nidānakathā : (f.) introduction (to a book).

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

nidānakathā (နိဒါနကထာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[nidāna+kathā]
[နိဒါန+ကထာ]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

nidānakathā—

(Burmese text): နိဒါန်းကို ဖွင့်ဆိုရာဖြစ်သော စကားရပ်။

(Auto-Translation): Opening statement or phrase.

Pali book cover
context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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