乃往過去 (nǎi wǎng guò qù) 　( “long ago, in the past” )

{《漢語大詞典》1.628a(無量壽經)} ; {《大漢和辞典》1.340b(無量壽經)} ;

Dharmarakṣa: {125a18} 乃往過去江河沙劫，爾時有佛，號離垢日月光首如來、至眞、等正覺，出現於世(p)

{K.404.9} bhūtapūrvaṃ ... atīte ’dhvani

Kumārajīva: {L.53a11} 乃往過去

Dharmarakṣa: {128a12} 乃往過去久遠世時有佛，號雲雷音王如來……(p)

{K.431.6} do.

Kumārajīva: {L.56a4} 過去

Dharmarakṣa: {131a1} 乃往過去無央數劫，不可思議、長遠、難量，爾時有佛，號總水雷音宿華慧王如來……(p)

{K.457.1} do.

Kumārajīva: {L.59b29} 乃往古世

A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998