Dhammapada

collection of sayings of the Buddha; one of the best known Buddhist scriptures
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Dhammapada

Summary

Dhammapada is a religious text[1]. Dhammapada draws 1,775 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #42 of 234).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dhammapada's instance of is recorded as religious text[3].
  • Dhammapada's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[4].
  • Dhammapada's instance of is recorded as Pāli Canon[5].
  • Dhammapada's instance of is recorded as written work[6].
  • Dhammapada's genre is religious literature[7].
  • Dhammapada followed Khuddakapatha[8].
  • Dhammapada was followed by Udāna[9].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as nutrition physiology[10].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as pre-sectarian Buddhism[11].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as duḥkha[12].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as Four Noble Truths[13].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as Noble Eightfold Path[14].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā[15].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as Twelve Nidānas[16].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as avidyā[17].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as impermanence[18].
  • Dhammapada's depicts is recorded as anātman[19].
  • Dhammapada is part of Khuddaka Nikaya[20].
  • Dhammapada's Commons category is recorded as Dhammapada[21].
  • Dhammapada's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[22].
  • Dhammapada's has edition or translation is recorded as Dhammapada[23].
  • Dhammapada's has edition or translation is recorded as Dhammapada[24].
  • Dhammapada's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Dhammapada[25].
  • Dhammapada's has edition or translation is recorded as Q127340350[26].
  • Dhammapada's has edition or translation is recorded as Dhammapada[27].

Body

Publication

Dhammapada's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[22]. Dhammapada's genre is religious literature[7]. Dhammapada is part of Khuddaka Nikaya[20].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dhammapada followed Khuddakapatha[8]. Dhammapada was followed by Udāna[9].

Why It Matters

Dhammapada draws 1,775 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #42 of 234).[2] Dhammapada has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Dhammapada is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Language of work or name Pali
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