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TripitakaPali TipitakaCollective 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. Tripitaka the ethical and doctrinal teachings of Buddha. [Buddhism: Haydn & Fuller, 759] See : Writings, Sacred How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Words of Wisdom: Beginning Buddhism is an anthology of introductory talks concerning Buddhism by Tripitaka Master Hua, who was born near Manchuria in 1918, became a monk at age 19, and brought orthodox Buddhism to the United States in the 1960s. The central religious text is the Tripitaka, the written document of the Buddha's teachings transcribed in Pali by Sinhala monks in Ceylon around 100 BC, or around 443 in the Buddhist calendar. There's the sacrificial hero, Tripitaka, and the patriarchal conceiver, Chance, at the beginning. |
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