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Petavatthu: Legacy, Overview & Editions

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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Petavatthu topic overview

The analysis highlights Legacy, Overview and Editions as prominent areas in the source structure around Petavatthu.

Related topics
24
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
29
Extracted relationships
34
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
29

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 16 topics
Legacy · 7 topics
Editions · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

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Overview

Legacy

Editions

Bibliography

  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Petavatthu connects Entity context

The extracted context around Petavatthu shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Petavatthu → China, Chinese, Ghost Festival, However, Mahayana Yulanpen Sutra, Maudgalyāyana, Maudgalyāyana's, Mulian, Mulian Rescues His Mother, Petavatthu's Maudgalyāyana, Similar, Sinosphere, South, Southeast Asia, The Moggallāna, Theravādin, This Another extracted example is Petavatthu → Dedication, Departed Next-of-KinPetavatthu, EggeComplete English, Gnanananda Thero, Invention, Karma, List, Merits, StoriesReligious Giving, Theravada Buddhism By James, Ven. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Petavatthu

Top relations

related to Legacy · 17
Petavatthu → China, Chinese, Ghost Festival, However, Mahayana Yulanpen Sutra, Maudgalyāyana, Maudgalyāyana's, Mulian, Mulian Rescues His Mother, Petavatthu's Maudgalyāyana, Similar, Sinosphere, South, Southeast Asia, The Moggallāna, Theravādin, This
related to External links · 11
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

Important terminology

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Important terminology

ghost story mother hungry scripture ghosts also text moggallāna realm kamma khuddaka theravada stories giving narratives effects doctrine benefit includes

Petavatthu relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 34 structured relationships around Petavatthu. Examples in this analysis include Petavatthu → Abbreviation → Pv and Petavatthu → Attribution → Moggallāna; Bhāṇaka. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
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

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Petavatthu bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Khuddaka, Theravada and Text. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • hungry ghosts
    • Doctrine
    • Ghost
    • Includes
    • Monks
    • Reborn
    • Scripture
    • Hungry
    • Realm
    • Story
    • Petas
    • Mother
    • Benefit
  • Petavatthu
    • Khuddaka
    • Theravada
    • Text
    • Became
    • Buddhist
    • Effects
    • Form
    • Kamma
    • Minor
    • Moggallāna
    • Narratives
    • Nikāya
  • petavatthu
    • Khuddaka
    • Theravada
    • Text
    • Became
    • Buddhist
    • Effects
    • Form
    • Kamma
    • Minor
    • Moggallāna
    • Narratives
    • Nikāya
  • hungry ghost realm
    • Ghost
    • Hell
    • Hungry
    • Sāriputta's
    • Includes
    • Monks
    • Realm
    • Reborn
    • Story
    • Scripture
    • Mother
    • Festival
  • hungry ghost festival and ceremonies
    • Ghost
    • Hungry
    • Includes
    • Monks
    • Realm
    • Reborn
    • Story
    • Scripture
    • Mother
    • Festival
    • Hell
    • Similar
  • scripture
    • Ghosts
    • Hungry
    • Ghost
    • Benefit
    • Doctrine
    • Festival
    • Includes
    • Moggallāna
    • Monks
    • Sri
    • Sutta
    • Sāriputta's
  • theravada buddhist
    • Minor
    • Pali
    • Sutta
    • Giving
    • Khuddaka
    • Petavatthu
    • Rebirth
    • Sri
    • Buddhist
    • Isbn
    • Nikāya
    • Scripture
  • mulian rescues his mother
    • Maudgalyāyana
    • Realm
    • Story
    • Hell
    • Sāriputta's
    • Ghost
    • Hungry
    • Text
    • Became
    • Form
    • Nikāya
    • Reborn

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Petavatthu, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Petavatthu with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PetavatthuOverview · splits 13 ⟂ 17
PetavatthuLegacy · splits 22 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

Petavatthu

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples34
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Petavatthu to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Legacy, Overview & Editions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Petavatthu · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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