Therīgāthā
E940330
Therīgāthā is an early Buddhist scripture in the Pāli Canon that preserves the verses and spiritual experiences of the Buddha’s enlightened nuns.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
Pāli Canon text ⓘ Theravāda scripture ⓘ canonical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhikkhunī Saṅgha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ early Buddhist women ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of standard Theravāda canon ⓘ |
| contains | verses by early Buddhist nuns ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct realization of Nibbāna
ⓘ
freedom from rebirth ⓘ insight into impermanence ⓘ overcoming sensual desire ⓘ renunciation of household life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
awakening experiences
ⓘ
enlightened nuns ⓘ liberation from suffering ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ renunciation ⓘ spiritual experiences of nuns ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ verse ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Theragāthā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | metrical verses ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Buddhist poetry
ⓘ
modern Buddhist women’s movements ⓘ |
| language | Pāli ⓘ |
| originalScript | Brāhmī-derived scripts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khuddaka Nikāya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutta Piṭaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
accounts of enlightenment
ⓘ
autobiographical verses ⓘ teachings on impermanence ⓘ teachings on non-attachment ⓘ teachings on the Four Noble Truths ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureType | canonical verse collection ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known collection of women’s religious poetry in Buddhism
ⓘ
primary source for lives of early Buddhist nuns ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Buddhist studies programs
ⓘ
monastic education ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Buddhist feminist studies
ⓘ
Pāli textual scholarship ⓘ comparative religious studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Buddhism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.