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Pāli Canon

Buddhist scriptures preserved in the Pāli language by the Theravada tradition
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Summary

Pāli Canon is a religious text[1]. It draws 2,526 Wikipedia views per month (religious text category, ranking #44 of 234).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Buddhist canon[3]
  • Commons category: Pali Canon[4]
  • Language of work or name: Pali[5]
  • Has part(s): Vinaya Pitaka[6], nikāya[7], Abhidhamma Piṭaka[8], aṭṭhakathā[9], Tika[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pāli Canon[11]
  • Topic has template: Template:PaliCanon[12]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/pali-canon[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

Why It Matters

Pāli Canon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Pāli Canon
    Topic has template → Template:PaliCanon
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Vinaya Pitaka, nikāya, Abhidhamma Piṭaka +2
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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