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Petavatthu

The Petavatthu (lit. 'Ghost Stories') is a Theravada Buddhist scripture, included in the Minor Collection (Khuddaka Nikaya) of the Pali Canon's Sutta Pitaka. It ostensibly reports stories about and conversations among the Buddha and his disciples, and it dates to about 300 BC at the earliest. It is composed of 51 verse narratives describing specifically…

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Abbreviation
Pv
Attribution
Moggallāna; Bhāṇaka
Aṭṭhakathā
Paramatthadīpanī (Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā)
Commentator
Dhammapāla
Parent
Khuddaka Nikāya
Type
Canonical text

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Petavatthu

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples34
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
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Petavatthu → Dedication, Departed Next-of-KinPetavatthu, EggeComplete English, Gnanananda Thero, Invention, Karma, List, Merits, StoriesReligious Giving, Theravada Buddhism By James, Ven
Abbreviation · 1
Petavatthu → Pv
Attribution · 1
Petavatthu → Moggallāna; Bhāṇaka
Aṭṭhakathā · 1
Petavatthu → Paramatthadīpanī (Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā)
Commentator · 1
Petavatthu → Dhammapāla
Parent · 1
Petavatthu → Khuddaka Nikāya
Type · 1
Petavatthu → Canonical text

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PetavatthuAbbreviationPv1.00infobox
PetavatthuAttributionMoggallāna; Bhāṇaka1.00infobox
PetavatthuAṭṭhakathāParamatthadīpanī (Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā)1.00infobox
PetavatthuCommentatorDhammapāla1.00infobox
PetavatthuParentKhuddaka Nikāya1.00infobox
PetavatthuTypeCanonical text1.00infobox
Petavatthurelated to External linksDedication0.60section
Petavatthurelated to External linksMerits0.60section
Petavatthurelated to External linksDeparted Next-of-KinPetavatthu0.60section
Petavatthurelated to External linksList0.60section
Petavatthurelated to External linksStoriesReligious Giving0.60section
Petavatthurelated to External linksInvention0.60section

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