Kathavatthu

one of the seven books in the Theravada Abhidhamma Pitaka; contrasts the orthodox Theravada position on a range of issues to the heterodox views of various interlocutors
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Kathavatthu

Summary

Kathavatthu is a Buddhist text[1]. Kathavatthu draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_text category, ranking #19 of 71).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kathavatthu's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[3].
  • Kathavatthu's follows is recorded as Puggalapannatti[4].
  • Kathavatthu's followed by is recorded as Yamaka[5].
  • Kathavatthu's part of is recorded as Abhidhamma Piṭaka[6].
  • Kathavatthu's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[7].
  • Kathavatthu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03rcd9[8].
  • Kathavatthu's topic's main category is recorded as Q9736711[9].
  • Kathavatthu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kathavatthu[10].
  • Kathavatthu's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': 'कथावत्थु'}[11].
  • Kathavatthu's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11frs2fhbg[12].
  • Kathavatthu's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 551433[13].

Why It Matters

Kathavatthu draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_text category, ranking #19 of 71).[2] Kathavatthu has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Kathavatthu is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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