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प्रश्न
What are the Tripitikas? Name the three Tripitikas.
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उत्तर
Tripitikas are the most important literary works of the Buddhists. The word ‘Tripitikas’ means ‘Three Baskets’ of Buddhist canon.
- The VinayaPitaka which deals with the rules and regulations which Buddha promulgated for the monks (bhikkhus) and the nuns (bhikkunis).
- The Sutta Pitaka comprises the discourses of Buddha on various occasions. It also has discourses by some of the disciples of Buddha such as Sariputta, Ananda, and others.
- The Abhidhamma Pitaka deals with Buddhist philosophy. It describes things like the working of the human mind and the state of matter.
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