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Tripitaka

Syllabification: (Tri·pit·a·ka)
Pronunciation: /triˈpitikə/
Definition of Tripitaka

noun

(the Tripitaka)
  • the discourses of the Buddha, collected in the first century and arranged into the three divisions of sermons, monastic law, and metaphysics. Only the compilation of the Theravada school, written in Pali, survives in its entirety.

Origin:

from Sanskrit tripiṭaka, literally 'the three baskets or collections'

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