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Tripitaka

[ trih-pit-uh-kuh ]
/ trɪˈpɪt ə kə /
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noun Buddhism.
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Origin of Tripitaka

<Sanskrit, equivalent to tri-tri- + piṭaka basket
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British Dictionary definitions for Tripitaka

Tripitaka
/ (trɪˈpɪtəkə) /

noun
Buddhism the three collections of books making up the Buddhist canon of scriptures

Word Origin for Tripitaka

from Pali tri three + pitaka basket
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