Tripitaka

[trih-pit-uh-kuh]

noun

Buddhism.

1. Pali Canon.

Tripitaka

/ trɪˈpɪtəkə /

noun

1. Buddhism the three collections of books making up the Buddhist canon of scriptures

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tripitaka¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tripitaka¹

from Pali tri three + pitaka basket

Example Sentences

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.

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A whiny, somewhat dimwitted holy man, Tripitaka needs all the help he can get.

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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.

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Tripitaka, tri-pit′a-ka, n. the whole body of the northern Buddhist canonical writings, comprising the three divisions of Sutras, or discourses of the Buddha for the laity; Vinaya, or discipline for the order; and Abhidharma, or metaphysics.

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We read in our history about the repeated applications addressed by the Ashikaga Shogunate to the Korean government, not only for the donation of a complete set of the Buddhist Tripitaka reprinted in that country, but also the blocks themselves used in that reprinting.

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