tripitaka

English - English

Definition of tripitaka in English English dictionary

{i} (Buddhism) "three baskets", collective term for the three long canonical Buddhist scriptures (Buddha's Sutras, Vinaya and Sastras)

Pali Tipitaka Collective term for the three major divisions of the Pali canon, the canon of Theravada Buddhism. (The term means "Triple Basket.") It consists of the Abhidhamma Pitaka, the Sutta Pitaka, and the Vinaya Pitaka, which were transmitted orally by the sangha until they were committed to writing about 500 years after the Buddha's death. The texts appeared in two languages, Sanskrit and Pali, the Pali version being the better preserved. Sanskrit versions were translated into Tibetan, Chinese, and other languages

Vinayapi&tsdot;aka] , or Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali] , or Basket of Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali] , or Basket of Metaphysics

(pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, the Vinayapitaka [Skr

The three divisions, or "baskets"

The three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, the Vinayapitaka [Skr

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of tripitaka in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Budizm'in yasalarını belirleyen üç bölümden oluşan eser

Hyphenation

tri·pi·ta·ka