(Tripitak)

Tripitak

Definition - What does Tripitaka mean? 

The Tripitaka is an accumulation of Buddhist lessons that are the establishment of the Theravada Buddhist theory. It's the most punctual gathering of Buddhist lessons. The Tripitaka is otherwise called the Tipitaka, from the Pali words, ti, signifying "three," and pitaka, signifying "containers." 

Theravada Buddhism depicts the Tripitaka as buddhavacana, or the expression of the Buddha, as it contains the lessons of the Buddha and his pupils. The substance was accumulated and sorted out at the First Buddhist Council soon after the Buddha's passing in the fourth century B.C.E. furthermore, go down orally until the point when recorded in the third century B.C.E. 

Yogapedia clarifies Tripitaka 

The Tripitaka is sorted out into three segments: 

Vinaya Pitaka (discipline crate), which contains principles of lead for the network of priests and nuns. 

Sutta Pitaka (sutra, or colloquialisms, crate), which is an accumulation of the talks by the Buddha and his devotees. All of Theravada Buddhism's primary lessons are in this pitaka, and it is isolated into five accumulations. The Buddha's lessons on tenet, conduct and reflection are incorporated. 

Abhidhamma Pitaka (higher information, or lessons, container), which is an accumulation of compositions, melodies, stories and verse that centers principally around reasoning and brain research, and clarifies Buddhist precept.