Śāriputra

chief disciple of Gautama Buddha
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Śāriputra
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Śāriputra

Summary

Śāriputra is a human[1]. He was born in Rajgir[2]. He was born on -0568-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Rajgir[4]. He died on -0484-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6] and monk[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Śāriputra was born in Rajgir[2].
  • Śāriputra passed away in Rajgir[4].
  • Śāriputra was born on -0568-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Śāriputra died on -0484-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Śāriputra held citizenship in Magadha[9].
  • Śāriputra worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Śāriputra worked as a monk[7].
  • Śāriputra's religion is recorded as Buddhism[10].
  • Śāriputra's image is recorded as Sariputta-statue.jpg[11].
  • Śāriputra is recorded as male[12].
  • Śāriputra's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Śāriputra's part of is recorded as Ten Principal Disciples[14].
  • Śāriputra's Commons category is recorded as Śāriputra[15].
  • Śāriputra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/073j2r[16].
  • Śāriputra's pseudonym is recorded as Знаменосец дхармы[17].
  • Śāriputra's pseudonym is recorded as Xeneral do dharma[18].
  • Śāriputra studied under The Buddha[19].
  • Śāriputra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Śāriputra's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Shariputra[21].
  • Śāriputra's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 13868[22].
  • Śāriputra's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01631378n[23].
  • Śāriputra's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as sariputra[24].
  • Śāriputra's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • Śāriputra's Japan Search name ID is recorded as 舎利弗[26].
  • Śāriputra's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 사리풋다[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Śāriputra was born in Rajgir[2]. He was born on -0568-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Śāriputra studied under The Buddha[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6] and monk[7].

Personal Life

Śāriputra's religion is recorded as Buddhism[10].

Death and Burial

Śāriputra died on -0484-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rajgir[4].

Why It Matters

Śāriputra ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Patisambhidamagga[30], a Buddhist text[31], written by him[32] and Niddesa[33], a commentary[34], written by him[35].

FAQs

Where was Śāriputra born?

Born in Rajgir[2], Śāriputra…

Where did Śāriputra die?

Śāriputra died in Rajgir[4].

What did Śāriputra do for work?

Śāriputra worked as philosopher[6] and monk[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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