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