Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn
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The Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn is an early Buddhist text that extols the virtues of solitary practice and renunciation, using the image of a rhinoceros wandering alone as its central metaphor.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
Pali Canon text ⓘ sutta ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Buddhist monastic ideal of the forest renunciant ⓘ |
| category | Buddhist renunciation literature ⓘ |
| centralMetaphor | rhinoceros wandering alone ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | Theravada countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
avoidance of entangling social ties
ⓘ
freedom from worldly obligations ⓘ personal effort on the path to awakening ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
detachment from family and society
ⓘ
individual liberation ⓘ |
| genre | verse discourse ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Khaggavisana Sutta
NERFINISHED
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Rhinoceros Horn Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
monastics
ⓘ
serious lay practitioners ⓘ |
| hasKeyImage | single-pointed rhinoceros horn ⓘ |
| hasNameInPali | Khaggavisāna Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Buddhism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Buddhist reflections on solitude ⓘ |
| language | Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khuddaka Nikaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutta Nipata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Pali Canon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various modern translations ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other suttas in the Sutta Nipata ⓘ |
| studiedBy | scholars of early Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Buddhist studies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
going forth alone
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unified, undistracted practice ⓘ |
| teaches | benefits of living alone like a rhinoceros horn ⓘ |
| theme |
non-attachment
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renunciation ⓘ seclusion ⓘ solitary practice ⓘ spiritual independence ⓘ |
| tradition | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
contemplation of renunciation
ⓘ
monastic instruction ⓘ |
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