Vulture Peak
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Vulture Peak is a famous hill in Bihar, India, revered in Buddhism as a place where the Buddha is said to have delivered several important sermons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vulture Peak canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
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hill ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist sutras
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First Buddhist Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageOf |
Buddhist world
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | named for its vulture-like shape or presence of vultures ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Gijjhakuta
NERFINISHED
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Gijjhakūṭa Pabbata NERFINISHED ⓘ Gṛdhrakūṭa NERFINISHED ⓘ Gṛdhrakūṭaparvata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Rajgir valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding hills of Rajgir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddha’s sermons
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ⓘ
meditation and retreat of the Buddha ⓘ preaching of important sutras ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
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Magadha region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalanda district NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajgir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Avataṃsaka Sutra commentarial traditions
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Heart Sutra commentarial traditions ⓘ Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāparinibbāna Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajñāpāramitā sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta commentarial traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Nalanda archaeological sites
NERFINISHED
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Rajgir town NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient city of Rājagṛha ⓘ |
| partOf | Rajgir hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInText |
setting for the preaching of the Lotus Sutra in Mahayana tradition
ⓘ
site of several discourses in the Pali Canon ⓘ |
| significanceIn |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
5th century BCE (approximate)
ⓘ
lifetime of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| usedFor |
meditation
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religious observances ⓘ scriptural recitation ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Buddhist pilgrims
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monastics ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
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