Brewer's: Tripitaka

means the “triple basket,” a term applied to the three classes into which the canonical writings of the Buddha are divided- viz. the Soutras, the Vinaya, and the Abidharma. (See these words.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Related Content