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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Three Baskets canonical 1

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

Tripitaka
category Buddhist canon
linked to: Buddhist texts
compilationPeriod circa 3rd century BCE and later
contains monastic disciplinary codes
scholastic and philosophical analyses
sermons of the Buddha
coreCanonFor Theravada Buddhist tradition
linked to: Theravada
describes monastic rules
philosophical discourses
teachings of the Buddha
geographicOrigin Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
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
Pali Canon
linked to: the Pali Canon

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

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

Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
VinayaPitakaFunction regulates monastic discipline

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Tripitaka hasAlternativeName Three Baskets