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Pitaka

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[pit-uh-kuh] / ˈpɪt ə kə /

noun

Buddhism.
  1. Pali Canon


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

Angulimâla Pitaka, I. 180, 293, 317; III. 422Angulimâlija Sutra, II. 103Anguttara Nikâya, I. lxxiii, 134, 212, 223, 278, 288, 289, 295; II.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

The above-mentioned discrepancy clearly betrays the uncertainty of their assertions, and gives us reason to discredit the compilation of Abhidharma Pitaka at the first council.

From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Nukariya, Kaiten

It contains word for word almost the whole of the life of Gautama given by Turnour, from a commentary on the Buddhavansa, "which is the account of the Buddhas contained in the second Pitaka."

From Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 by Ellinwood, Frank F.

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