Pali Canon

American  

noun

Buddhism.

1. a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts Pitaka: sermons Sutta Pitaka, the rules of the Buddhist order Vinaya Pitaka, and several treatises on philosophy and psychology Abhidhamma Pitaka.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Pali Canon

A canon composed in Sanskrit and apparently later than the Pali Canon.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot

Tissa then composed the Kathâ-vatthu and presided over a council composed of one thousand arhats which established the true doctrine and fixed the present Pali Canon.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot

But still the onus probandi lies with those who maintain the Sinhalese origin of any part of the Pali Canon and two strong arguments support the Indian origin of the major part.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot

But they are represented with the appearance and attributes of Indian Devas, as is natural, since even in the Pali Canon Devas form the Buddha's retinue.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot

This is the school to which our Pali Canon belongs.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot