Petavatthu
a part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon, dating to later than 300 BCE; consists of 51 verse narratives about how bad karma leads to rebirth in the realm of petas (ghosts) and how meritorious actions by the living can benefit such suffering souls
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Petavatthu
Summary
Petavatthu is a Buddhist text[1]. Petavatthu draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_text category, ranking #37 of 71).[2]
Key Facts
- Petavatthu's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[3].
- Petavatthu's follows is recorded as Vimanavatthu[4].
- Petavatthu's followed by is recorded as Theragatha[5].
- Petavatthu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 179422459[6].
- Petavatthu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 973145857934723020650[7].
- Petavatthu's GND ID is recorded as 1089092210[8].
- Petavatthu's GND ID is recorded as 4388858-6[9].
- Petavatthu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80020315[10].
- Petavatthu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12115290c[11].
- Petavatthu's IdRef ID is recorded as 029550378[12].
- Petavatthu's part of is recorded as Khuddaka Nikaya[13].
- Petavatthu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02820tq[14].
- Petavatthu's main subject is recorded as karma in Buddhism[15].
- Petavatthu's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 4044248[16].
- Petavatthu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Petavatthu[17].
- Petavatthu's Libris-URI is recorded as pm1486674d551bq[18].
- Petavatthu's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007406507505171[19].
- Petavatthu's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as Pv[20].
Why It Matters
Petavatthu draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_text category, ranking #37 of 71).[2] Petavatthu has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Petavatthu is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]