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Buddhist studies

academic study of Buddhism
Intangible academic_discipline Q1000976
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Buddhist studies

Summary

Buddhist studies is an academic discipline[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Buddhist studies's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • Buddhist studies is a type of religious studies[4].
  • Buddhist studies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buddhist studies[5].
  • Buddhist studies's is the study of is recorded as Buddhism[6].
  • Buddhist studies's practiced by is recorded as Buddhologist[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Buddhist studies's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. It is a type of religious studies[4].

Why It Matters

Buddhist studies has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Institute for Sino-Indian Buddhist Studies religious studies

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → religious studies
    Instance of → —
    P14541 → ['11lmrx', '2IYRSu']
    Topic's main category → Category:Buddhist studies
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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