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Pāli Canon
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Buddhist scriptures preserved in the Pāli language by the Theravada tradition
The Pāli Canon is a collection of Buddhist scriptures written in the ancient Pāli language and preserved by the Theravada Buddhist tradition. It matters because it contains some of the oldest recorded teachings attributed to the Buddha and serves as the foundational religious text for millions of Theravada Buddhists today.
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In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Pāli Canon is referenced by 2,604 other articles, and connects out to Tripitaka, Buddhist council and Korean Buddhism.
Vinony files it under 1st-century BC books, Harv and Sfn no-target errors and Magahi language.
Its subject is documented across 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
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- Tika
- Image
- Tipitaka1.jpg
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- buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/pali-canon
- Commons category
- Pali Canon
- topic's main category
- Category:Pāli Canon
- language of work or name
- Pali
- topic has template
- Template:PaliCanon
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Encyclopedic overview
The structure of the books considered canonical within the Pali Tipitaka. The Theravāda school generally only recognizes the Pali Tipitaka and rejects the authenticity of other Tipitaka versions.
Standard edition of the Thai Pali Canon
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pāli Canon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.