Three Baskets

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Three Baskets is another name for the Tripitaka, the traditional Buddhist canon comprising collections of teachings, monastic rules, and philosophical discourses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist scripture
name
religious text collection
AbhidhammaPitakaFunction systematizes doctrinal and philosophical teachings
alternateName Tripitaka
surface form: Tipitaka

Tripitaka
category Buddhist texts
surface form: Buddhist canon
compilationPeriod circa 3rd century BCE and later
contains monastic disciplinary codes
scholastic and philosophical analyses
sermons of the Buddha
coreCanonFor Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhist tradition
describes monastic rules
philosophical discourses
teachings of the Buddha
geographicOrigin South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
hasPart Abhidhamma Pitaka
Sutta Pitaka
Vinaya Pitaka
hasStructure three main collections
influenced Buddhist ethics
Buddhist monastic law
Buddhist philosophy
language Pali
Sanskrit
meaning three baskets
preservedIn Chinese Buddhist Canon
the Pali Canon
surface form: Pali Canon

Tibetan Tengyur
surface form: Tibetan Buddhist Canon
regardedAs authoritative scripture in many Buddhist schools
relatedConcept Buddhist monastic community
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
surface form: Noble Eightfold Path
religion Buddhism
scripturalStatus canonical in Theravada tradition
subjectMatter Abhidhamma Pitaka
surface form: Abhidharma

Dharma
Vinaya Pitaka
surface form: Vinaya
SuttaPitakaFunction preserves discourses of the Buddha
timePeriod ancient India
translationOf Tripitaka
usedIn Mahayana
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
VinayaPitakaFunction regulates monastic discipline

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Tripitaka hasAlternativeName Three Baskets