Book of Peace
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The Book of Peace, or Shanti Parva, is a major section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on moral, philosophical, and political teachings delivered after the Kurukshetra war.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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parva ⓘ section of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDialogueBetween |
Bhishma
NERFINISHED
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Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
discourses on liberation (moksha)
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discourses on non-violence ⓘ discourses on renunciation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bhishma
NERFINISHED
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Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Book of the Women
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Stri Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindu scripture
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didactic literature ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Shanti Parva
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Śānti Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Mokshadharma
NERFINISHED
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Rājadharma NERFINISHED ⓘ Āpaddharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu ethical philosophy
ⓘ
Hindu political thought ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
dharma
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ethics ⓘ kingship ⓘ moksha ⓘ peace ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ statecraft ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | events after the Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | twelfth book of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| precedes |
Anushasana Parva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Instruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureType | smriti ⓘ |
| setting |
Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows
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battlefield of Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
duties of a king
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duties of rulers ⓘ personal ethics ⓘ principles of governance ⓘ principles of justice ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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