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approved · 0 PASSAGES · 1 HUMAN RECORDINGAdeel Shaikh · Al-Fatiha human recitation
Recitation and recording by Adeel Shaikh (Wikimedia Commons user YHWHYHWH). Unmodified recording, released under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source file dated 7 November 2011.
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Display rules: layer: Human audio · scope: Complete Surah 1, Al-Fatiha (all seven verses) · bundle: recitations.json · changes: No changes to the externally hosted recording. Not aligned to individual verses. · hosting: Streams from Wikimedia Commons only after the user opens the player. Playback availability and recitation quality require owner testing. · upstream_sha1: 6cd50a6270f2be2d59ca9bc15957fcbb1fec1d56
Imported bundle SHA-256: 8d754957b229e1d326affc38c9e023879c82d52fabef60d31c0ec8f6cbbd51ff
Report a text or licensing issue →approved · 700 PASSAGESAnnie Besant · The Lord’s Song (1922)
Annie Besant (translator), 4th edition, G. A. Natesan & Co., 1922; English Wikisource contributors. Original wording preserved; footnote markers omitted.
License: Public-domain text; CC-BY-SA-4.0 transcription
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Display rules: layer: Translation · chapter_13: Platform BG 13.1–34 corresponds to Besant 13.2–35; Besant’s opening question is not part of the 700-verse recension.
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Report a text or licensing issue →approved · 423 PASSAGESBhikkhu Sujato · Dhammapada English
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato for SuttaCentral. Public-domain dedication via CC0. Segment breaks joined; Bilara <j> join markers omitted from presentation.
License: CC0-1.0
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Display rules: lang: en · layer: Human translation · bundle: dhammapada.json · edition: Bilara published commit 6a395ceb6f28549111d7d96859f7f6f6610afc01 · language: English · no_generative_ai: true
Imported bundle SHA-256: 99133048fa61d9293b5c1e1293e7bb485bd2000f6b6257f27dbeed05e6d449a1
Report a text or licensing issue →approved · 700 PASSAGESSanskrit Wikisource · Bhagavad Gita
Sanskrit Wikisource contributors; structured transcription and IAST via Sanatan / 432 Labs (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ancient primary text is public domain.
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Display rules: layer: Primary text · edition: 700-verse recension · upstream: https://sanatan.digital/api/v1/works/bhagavad-gita.json
Imported bundle SHA-256: b258e6b57075274cf89471f3c9c3da22191508979d87568e3598a92b73be138c
Report a text or licensing issue →approved · 423 PASSAGESSuttaCentral · Dhammapada Pali
Pali Dhammapada, Mahāsaṅgīti edition, via SuttaCentral Bilara. Segments joined into verses; headings and colophons excluded.
License: Public-domain ancient text; SuttaCentral CC0 transcription
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Display rules: lang: pi · layer: Primary text · bundle: dhammapada.json · edition: Bilara published commit 6a395ceb6f28549111d7d96859f7f6f6610afc01 · language: Pali · description: All 423 Pali verses in Roman script, with Bhikkhu Sujato’s English translation. SuttaCentral text is used for reading and ordinary search only; excluded from generative AI. · no_generative_ai: true
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Report a text or licensing issue →approved · 700 PASSAGESSwami Swarupananda · Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (1909)
Swami Swarupananda (credited translator), Advaita Ashrama, 1909; Internet Sacred Text Archive transcription. Verse wording retained; page and footnote markers omitted. Combined verse ranges are preserved and labelled.
License: Public-domain text; noncommercial host republication permission
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Display rules: layer: Translation · bundle: gita-comparison.json · edition: 1909 English edition. Chapter 13 uses verses 1–34; its unnumbered opening question is not loaded. Some translations cover a labelled range of verses. · reuse_scope: Noncommercial college website, offline packs and attributed classroom sharing. Commercial reuse is not approved by this source record.
Imported bundle SHA-256: 0937117f506c43b2bea4037ef62b4e0b5a763153f8129ddccaf69f3cd9fd7e0e
Report a text or licensing issue →approved · 6236 PASSAGESTanzil Project · Quran Uthmani 1.1
Tanzil Project, Quran Uthmani text version 1.1. Copyright (C) 2007–2026 Tanzil Project. Copied verbatim; see the complete included notice.
License: CC-BY-3.0 with Tanzil verbatim-text terms
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Display rules: lang: ar · layer: Primary text · bundle: quran.json · edition: Uthmani 1.1; pause marks, sajdah signs and tatweel included. Bismillah prefixes are preserved exactly as supplied. · language: Arabic · direction: rtl · description: Arabic Uthmani text from Tanzil. No English translation or transliteration is loaded for this edition. · copyright_notice: # PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE OR CHANGE THIS COPYRIGHT BLOCK
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