[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The History of Buddhist Thought](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933) › c19.5 # The History of Buddhist Thought c19.5 The History of Buddhist Thought c19.5 - **Language:** English ### [c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.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\*. - [Previous: c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.4) - [Next: c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.6) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Buddhavaṃsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.buddhavamsa) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.5) · Pramāṇa