Category:Tripitaka

Tri*pit"a*ka, n. [skr. tripitsaka.]

Defn: the three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist Scriptures, -- the vinayapitaka [skr. Vinayapitsaka], or basket of Discipline; suttapitaka [pali] , or basket of discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [pali], or basket of metaphysics.