Walpola Rāhula is a scholar working on Religious studies, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science.
According to data from OpenAlex, Walpola Rāhula has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 337 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Religious studies, 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Walpola Rāhula's work include Indian and Buddhist Studies (7 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 papers). Walpola Rāhula is often cited by papers focused on Indian and Buddhist Studies (7 papers), Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 papers) and Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 papers). Walpola Rāhula collaborates with scholars based in . Walpola Rāhula's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Medical Entomology and Zoology and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
In The Last Decade
Walpola Rāhula
8 papers
receiving
228 citations
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What the Buddha Taught
1974296 citationsWalpola RāhulaZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)profile →
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Rāhula, Walpola. (1991). The Maha Bodhi centenary volume, 1891-1991. Medical Entomology and Zoology.2 indexed citations
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Rāhula, Walpola, et al.. (1985). The rhinoceros horn, and other early Buddhist poems.2 indexed citations
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Rāhula, Walpola, et al.. (1984). The group of discourses (Sutta-Nipāta).10 indexed citations
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Rāhula, Walpola, et al.. (1980). Le compendium de la super-doctrine (philosophie)(Abhidharmasamuccaya) d'Asaṅga.3 indexed citations
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Rāhula, Walpola, et al.. (1980). Buddhist studies in honour of Walpola Rahula. Medical Entomology and Zoology.12 indexed citations
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Rāhula, Walpola. (1978). Zen and the taming of the bull : towards the definition of Buddhist thought : essays. Medical Entomology and Zoology.6 indexed citations
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Rāhula, Walpola. (1974). What the Buddha Taught. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).296 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rāhula, Walpola. (1956). History of Buddhism in Ceylon : the Anuradhapura period 3rd Century BC-10th Century-AC.6 indexed citations
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