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Rakesh Thampy

Definition of Buddhist Term: Tripitaka

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Eastern Religious Texts

In Buddhism, the word Tripitaka (Sanskrit for "three baskets"; "Tipitaka" in Pali) is the earliest collection of Buddhist scriptures. It contains the texts with the strongest claim to being the words of the historical Buddha.

The texts of the Tripitaka are organized into three major sections — the Vinaya-pitaka, containing the rules of communal life for monks and nuns; the Sutra-pitaka, a collection of sermons of the Buddha and senior disciples; and the Abhidharma-pitaka, which contains interpretations and analyses of Buddhist concepts. In Pali, these are the Vinaya-pitaka, the Sutta-pitaka, and the Abhidhamma...

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