The History of Buddhist Thought c19.5

c19.5

² These statements are called *nidānas*, and sometimes are merely indicated, e.g. *Sāvatthī nidānam* “occasion at Sāvatthī”, or merely “Sāvatthī”, meaning that the whole usual statement about Buddha staying there is to be repeated. The commentator on the *Buddhavamsa* draws attention to the fact that this work begins without a *nidāna*.