निदान [ nidāna ] [ ni-dā́na ] n. a band , rope , halter Lit. RV. vi , 32 , 6 Lit. MBh.

   a first or primary cause ( cf. [ ni-bandhana ] ) Lit. RV. x , 114 , 2 Lit. Br. Lit. Kāṭh.

   original form or essence ( [ °nena ] ind. originally , essentially , properly) Lit. Br.

   ( with Lit. Buddh.) a cause of existence (12 in number) Lit. MWB. 56 ; 103

   any cause or motive Lit. DivyA7v.

   the cause of a disease and enquiry into it , pathology ( = [ nidāna-sthāna ] q.v.) Lit. L.

   = [ nidāna-sūtra ] Lit. Cat.

   cessation , end Lit. L.

   purification , correctness Lit. L.

   claiming the reward of penitential acts Lit. L.

   [ nidānena ] ind. , see [ nidāna ] , originally , essentially , properly