Tripitaka
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tripitaka
< Sanskrit, equivalent to tri- tri- + piṭaka basket
Example Sentences
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Our heroes even learn a little about what life is like for the opposite sex: When passing through the Land of Women, Tripitaka and Pigsy accidentally drink a special water that induces pregnancy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2021
Tripitaka, as the monk is nicknamed, has been tasked by China’s emperor to bring back special sutras of salvation from Thunderclap Monastery on Soul Mountain.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2021
The sacred canon of the Buddhists is called the Tripitaka, i. e. the three baskets.
From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
The Chinese Tripitaka is of great importance for the literary history of Buddhism, but the material which it offers for investigation is superabundant and the work yet done is small.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Pagspa also superintended the preparation of a new edition of the Tripitaka, not in Mongol but in Chinese.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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