Pitaka
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pitaka
< Pali: literally, basket
Example Sentences
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GIF: Pitaka Those downsides aside, the MagEZ certainly lives up to the easy part of its name, as charging just requires plopping the case near the base and letting the magnets do their thing.
From The Verge ● May 30, 2022
The Pitaka MagEZ Case 2 is made of the same tough aramid fibers that the military and the aerospace industry use in ballistic body armor.
From The Verge ● Sep. 27, 2021
To this division of the Pitaka belong the Dhammapada, a justly celebrated anthology of devotional verses, and the Sutta-Nipâta, a very ancient collection of suttas chiefly in metre.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Pitaka, pit′a-ka, n. a collection of Buddhist scriptures, as made in Tibet.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Of greater general interest is the Sutta Pitaka, in which the sermons and discourses of the Buddha are collected.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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