Tripitaka

[ trih-pit-uh-kuh ]

/ trɪˈpɪt ə kə /

noun Buddhism.

Pali Canon.

Origin of Tripitaka

< Sanskrit, equivalent to tri- tri- + piṭaka basket

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Examples from the Web for tripitaka

On the other hand, he attended Buddhist services and published an edition of the Tripitaka.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot
He was well acquainted with the Tripitaka and especially versed in the Vinaya or rules of discipline.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
These canonical books are divided into three classes, forming the Tripitaka, or three-fold basket.
Curiosities of Superstition|W. H. Davenport Adams
He repaired many buildings at P'u-t'o and distributed copies of the Tripitaka to the monasteries of his Empire.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot

But the Vedas, the Homeric poems, the Tripitaka as well, existed in memory long before they were committed to writing.
The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus

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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