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# 翻譯名義集 4.16

翻譯名義集 4.16

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.16)

【尼陀那】此云因緣。《妙玄》云：「修多羅中有人問故，為說是事。毘尼中有人犯是事，故結是戒。一切佛語緣起事，皆名因緣。」

> \[Nidāna\] This translates as "causes and conditions." The Miaoxuan says: "Because someone asked a question in the sūtras, this matter was spoken for them. Because someone committed a transgression in the Vinaya, this precept was laid down. All matters concerning the conditioned origination of the Buddha's words are called causes and conditions (nidāna)."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131~en-mt.4.16) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.107) — Classical Chinese

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