Projection of a plane onto a surface of sphere

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What is the effect on the plane equation of projecting a plane onto the surface of a sphere.

Assume we are starting with the standard point-normal plane equation:

$$ax + by + cz + d = 0$$

or alternatively:

$$\hat{n}x + d = 0$$

where $\hat{n}$ is the plane normal, $x$ is a point on the plane, and $d$ is the distance from the origin.

Mathematically, how does one project this plane onto a sphere?