Tripitaka

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Term	Definition
Tripitaka	(tib.: de no sum) The three baskets. It refers to the collection of primarliy Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. Most of it has already been translated in English and it contains several thousand printed pages. Tripitaka is divided in three parts: 1. Vinaya Pitaka - the teachings on ethical discipline in six volumes; 2. Sutra Pitaka - more than 10.000 of Buddha Shakyamunis discourses and sermons; 3. Abhidharma Pitaka - contains seven books of philosophical discourses.

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Definition

(tib.: de no sum) The three baskets. It refers to the collection of primarliy Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. Most of it has already been translated in English and it contains several thousand printed pages.

Tripitaka is divided in three parts:

1. Vinaya Pitaka - the teachings on ethical discipline in six volumes;

2. Sutra Pitaka - more than 10.000 of Buddha Shakyamunis discourses and sermons;

3. Abhidharma Pitaka - contains seven books of philosophical discourses.

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Words of Wisdom

"All things found in the world and beyond are illusions created by one's own thought. Grasping at them but further distorts perception. Give up grasping and see things as they are."

- 7th Dalai Lama