nidana

== English == === Noun === nidana (plural nidanas) (Buddhism) The standard introduction to a sutra, stating the location and occasion of a particular teaching of the Buddha. (Hinduism) A first cause. == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *niþanē, whence also Old English neoþan, Old Norse neðan. === Adverb === nidana below ==== Related terms ==== nidar ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: niden, nidene German: nieden (obsolete)