Template:Wikipedia excerpt

— Excerpted from [[w:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Usage

Produces a link to a Wikipedia article from which a short piece of text came. It can be used to inhale the whole excerpt (whereupon it will italicise), or just provide the reference by omitting the second parameter.

{{wikipedia excerpt
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Example (with excerpt)

{{Wikipedia excerpt|Avadhuta Gita|The '''Avadhuta Gita''' is a Sanatana Dharma text based on the principles of Advaita Vedanta (nondualism). The singer of the Avadhuta Gita is Dattatreya, an Avadhuta, and according to the Nath Sampradaya, the work was heard and transcribed by two of Dattatreya's disciples—Swami and Kartika.}}

The Avadhuta Gita is a Sanatana Dharma text based on the principles of Advaita Vedanta (nondualism). The singer of the Avadhuta Gita is Dattatreya, an Avadhuta, and according to the Nath Sampradaya, the work was heard and transcribed by two of Dattatreya's disciples—Swami and Kartika.

— Excerpted from Avadhuta Gita on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Example (ref only)

The '''Avadhuta Gita''' is a Sanatana Dharma text based on the principles of Advaita Vedanta (nondualism). The singer of the Avadhuta Gita is Dattatreya, an Avadhuta, and according to the Nath Sampradaya, the work was heard and transcribed by two of Dattatreya's disciples—Swami and Kartika.{{Wikipedia excerpt|Avadhuta Gita}}

The Avadhuta Gita is a Sanatana Dharma text based on the principles of Advaita Vedanta (nondualism). The singer of the Avadhuta Gita is Dattatreya, an Avadhuta, and according to the Nath Sampradaya, the work was heard and transcribed by two of Dattatreya's disciples—Swami and Kartika. — Excerpted from Avadhuta Gita on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.