Buddhist texts
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Buddhist texts are the sacred scriptures of Buddhism, encompassing teachings of the Buddha, monastic rules, philosophical treatises, and later commentarial literature preserved in various canons such as the Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan collections.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buddhist texts canonical | 2 |
| Buddhist canon | 1 |
| Buddhist sutras | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist literature
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religious text corpus ⓘ scripture ⓘ |
| contains |
Four Noble Truths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ doctrine of dependent origination ⓘ monastic discipline rules ⓘ teachings on compassion ⓘ teachings on emptiness ⓘ teachings on karma ⓘ teachings on mindfulness ⓘ teachings on nirvana ⓘ teachings on rebirth ⓘ |
| containsTeachingsOf | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
basis for monastic law
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guide to Buddhist practice ⓘ object of recitation ⓘ object of ritual use ⓘ object of study ⓘ source of Buddhist doctrine ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abhidharma literature
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Bodhisattva biographies ⓘ Buddhist doctrinal summaries ⓘ Buddhist epics ⓘ Buddhist law codes ⓘ Buddhist narrative literature ⓘ Buddhist scholastic handbooks ⓘ Chinese Buddhist Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandhari Buddhist texts NERFINISHED ⓘ Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit Buddhist texts ⓘ Sutra literature ⓘ Tantric texts ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinaya literature ⓘ commentarial literature ⓘ dharani collections ⓘ didactic poetry ⓘ ethical treatises ⓘ hagiographies ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ mantra collections ⓘ meditation manuals ⓘ monastic codes ⓘ philosophical treatises ⓘ prayer texts ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ scholastic commentaries ⓘ subcommentaries ⓘ |
| language |
Burmese
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Classical Chinese ⓘ Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Mongolian ⓘ Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakrits ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ |
| majorCollection |
Agama collections
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Kangyur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tengyur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
digital editions
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palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ paper manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ woodblock prints ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE and later ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buddhist canon
this entity surface form:
Buddhist sutras