The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga)
GPTKB entity
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gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Buddhaghosa
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| gptkbp:citation |
Pali Canon commentaries
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| gptkbp:contains |
Detailed meditation instructions
Explanations of Buddhist doctrine Descriptions of insight (vipassana) practices Descriptions of jhanas |
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
5th century CE
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:commentary
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Pali
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| gptkbp:significance |
Principal manual of Theravada Buddhist practice
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| gptkbp:structure |
Three sections: Sīla (virtue), Samādhi (concentration), Paññā (wisdom)
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Buddhism
Buddhist wisdom |
| gptkbp:titleInPali |
gptkb:Visuddhimagga
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:The_Path_of_Purification
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
Buddhist scholars
Theravada monks |
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gptkb:Nyanamoli_Bhikkhu
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8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga)
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