[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716) › 6.107 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 6.107 妙法蓮華經玄義 6.107 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.107) 尼陀那者，說諸佛本起因緣，佛何因緣說此事？脩多羅中，有人問故為說是事；毘尼中，有人犯是事故結是戒。一切佛語緣起事，皆名尼陀那。 > As for \*nidāna\*, it speaks of the original causal conditions of the Buddhas: for what causal condition did the Buddha speak of this matter? In the sūtras, he spoke of a matter because someone asked; in the vinaya, he formulated a precept because someone committed an offence. All matters concerning the conditioned arising of the Buddha's words are named \*nidāna\*. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.106) - [Next: 6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.108) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.6.107) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大智度論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita.pancavimsatisahasrika!mahaprajnaparamitopadesa*zh-kumarajiva.33.189) — Classical Chinese - [翻譯名義集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.16) — 法雲, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.107) · Pramāṇa