Katyayana

figure mentioned in Early Buddhist texts; leading disciple of Gautama Buddha
Person human Q44277
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Katyayana

Summary

Katyayana is a human[1]. Born in Ujjain[2], he… he worked as a linguist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ujjain[2], Katyayana…
  • Katyayana's professions included linguist[3].
  • Katyayana's religion is recorded as Buddhism[5].
  • Katyayana's image is recorded as Bodh Gaya - Buddha Statue - Mahakaccana (9227735220).jpg[6].
  • Katyayana is recorded as male[7].
  • Katyayana's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Katyayana's part of is recorded as Ten Principal Disciples[9].
  • Katyayana's Commons category is recorded as Mahākātyāyana[10].
  • Katyayana's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09jcc9[11].
  • Katyayana's Quora topic ID is recorded as Katyayana[12].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ujjain[2], Katyayana…

Career and Affiliations

Katyayana's professions included linguist[3].

Personal Life

Katyayana's religion is recorded as Buddhism[5].

Why It Matters

Katyayana ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Works attributed to him include Nettipakarana[15], a Buddhist text[16], written by him[17].

FAQs

Where was Katyayana born?

Born in Ujjain[2], Katyayana…

What did Katyayana do for work?

Katyayana worked as linguist[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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