Book of Peace

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The Book of Peace, or Shanti Parva, is a major section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on moral, philosophical, and political teachings delivered after the Kurukshetra war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
parva
section of the Mahabharata
associatedWithText Mahabharata
centralDialogueBetween Bhishma
Yudhishthira
contains discourses on liberation (moksha)
discourses on non-violence
discourses on renunciation
countryOfOrigin ancient India
featuresCharacter Bhishma
Krishna
Yudhishthira
follows Book of the Women
linked to: Catalogue of Women

Stri Parva
genre Hindu scripture
didactic literature
philosophical text
political treatise
hasVariantName Shanti Parva
Śānti Parva
includesSection Mokshadharma
Rājadharma
linked to: Rājadharma Parva

Āpaddharma
linked to: Apad dharma
influenced Hindu ethical philosophy
Hindu political thought
language Sanskrit
mainTheme dharma
ethics
kingship
moksha
peace
philosophy
political theory
statecraft
narrativeContext events after the Kurukshetra war
partOf Mahabharata
positionInSeries twelfth book of the Mahabharata
precedes Anushasana Parva
Book of Instruction
religion Hinduism
scriptureType smriti
setting Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows
battlefield of Kurukshetra
teaches duties of a king
duties of rulers
personal ethics
principles of governance
principles of justice
social order
traditionallyAttributedTo Vyasa

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Shanti Parva hasAlternativeName Book of Peace