Tripitaka

The Tripitaka (Sanskrit, lit. three baskets), Tipitaka (Pali), or 三藏 (Chinese: Sānzàng; Japanese: Sanzo; Khmer: Traipětâk ត្រៃបិតក; Korean: Samjang 삼장; Thai: Traipidok ไตรปิฎก; Vietnamese: Tam tạng) is the formal term for a Buddhist canon of scriptures. Many different versions of the canon exist throughout the Buddhist world, containing an enormous variety of texts. The most widely-known ve ...

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Tripitaka Lit., three baskets:

The earliest Buddhist canonical text consisting of three sections:

1. Buddha's discourses (sutras),
2. Rules of Discipline (Vinaya),
3. Analytical and explanatory texts or commentaries (sastras); usually referred to as the Pali canon.

 (See also: Tripitaka, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Tripitaka: The three baskets, the Buddhist scriptures as one unit. The scriptures are divided into: Vinayapitika-narratives on the establishment and rules of the sangha; Sutta-pitaka-dialogues of Buddha Gautama; and the Abidhamma-pitaka-where the sutras are reduced and given order by numbers under topic headings.

 (See also: Tripitaka, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

The Pali Canon is one the earliest existing scripture collections of the Buddhist tradition. These scriptures were recited orally from the time of the Buddha and were put into writing in Sri Lanka around 30 BC. Written in the Pali language, these texts form the scriptures of the Theravada school of Buddhism. Versions of many Pali canon scriptures also form the basis of the canon of many non-Theravada schools. These schools canons typically contain an incomplete selection of scriptures from the Pali canon, often with minor additions or alterations, and are usually recorded in Sanskr ...

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Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures

The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pali as the Tipitaka. These terms literally mean "three baskets" and refers to the three main divisions of the canon, which are:

1.    The Vinaya Piaaka, containing disciplinary rules for the Sangha of Buddhist monks and nuns, as well as a range of other texts which explain why and how rules were instituted, supporting material, and doctrinal clarification.

2.    The Sutta Pitaka (Pali; Sanskrit: Sutra Pitaka), containing discourses of the Buddha.

3.    The Abhidhamma or commentary Pitaka, containing a philosophical systematization of the Buddha's teaching, including a detailed analysis of Buddhist psychology.

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Bodhi (Pāli and Sanskrit. Lit. awakening) is a title given in Buddhism to the specific awakening experience attained by the Indian spiritual teacher Gautama Buddha and his disciples. It is sometimes described as complete and perfect sanity, or awareness of the true nature of the universe. After attainment, it is believed one is freed from the cycle of Samsāra: birth, suffering, death and rebirth. Bodhi is most commonly translated into English as enlightenment, though this translation is problematic, since enlightenment ...

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• Bodhi - Modes of Enlightenment
• Bodhi - Pacceka-Bodhi Pratyeka
• Bodhi - Sammā-Sambodhi supreme Buddha
• Bodhi - Quotes

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The first lay precept in Buddhism is usually translated as "I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures." Many see this as implying that Buddhists should not eat the meat of animals. However, this is not necessarily the case. There is a divergence of views within Buddhism on the need for vegetarianism, with the majority of schools of Buddhism rejecting such a claimed need and with most Buddhists in fact eating meat. A minority of Mahayana Buddhists, howeve ...

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The first Buddhist council was held soon after the death of the Buddha under the patronage of king Ajatasatru, and presided by a monk named Mahakasyapa, at Rajagaha (today's Rajgir). Its objective was to record the Buddha's sayings (sutra) and codify monastic rules (vinaya). Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC. The second Buddhist council was convened by king Kalasoka and held at Vaisali, following conflicts between the conservative and liberal elements of Sangha. The conservative school ...

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• Buddhist Councils - 1st Buddhist council 5th century BC
• Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC
• Buddhist Councils - 3rd Buddhist council c. 250 BC
• Buddhist Councils - 4th Buddhist council c. 100 AD
• Buddhist Councils - 5th Buddhist council c. 1871 A.D
• Buddhist Councils - 6th Buddhist council c. 1954 A.D

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Buddhism: History of the Buddhist schools

Three months after the passing of Gautama Buddha, The First Council was held at Rajagaha by his immediate disciples who had attained Arahantship (Enlightenment). Maha Kassapa, the most respected and elderly monk, presided at the Council. Only two sections the Dhamma and the Vinaya were recited at the First Council. All Arahants unanimously agree that no disciplinary rule laid down by the Buddha should be changed, and no new ones should be introduced. At this point, no conflict about what the Buddha taught is known to have occurred, so the teachings were divided into various parts and each was assigned to an elder and his pupils to commit to memory. These groups of people often cross-checked with each other to ensure that no omissions or additions were made.

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The traditional culture of Korea is shared by South Korea and North Korea, but there are regional differences. The political differences between the north and the south of the peninsula also mean that there is a different focus on specific aspects of Korean culture. Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts. Culture of Korea - Traditional music. The traditional music in Korea is based on the voice. It is thought that the voice is a distinctively Korean voice, reflecting the tem ...

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• Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts
• Culture of Korea - Traditional music
• Culture of Korea - Traditional dance
• Culture of Korea - Folk games
• Culture of Korea - Korean paintings
• Culture of Korea - Korean crafts
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• Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean lifestyle
• Culture of Korea - Traditional houses
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• Culture of Korea - Traditional dress
• Culture of Korea - Essential recipes
• Culture of Korea - The art of tea
• Culture of Korea - Festivals of the lunar calendar
• Culture of Korea - Board and card games
• Culture of Korea - World Heritage sites of Korea
• Culture of Korea - Jongmyo Shrine
• Culture of Korea - Changdeokgung
• Culture of Korea - Bulguksa
• Culture of Korea - Tripitaka Koreana and Haeinsa
• Culture of Korea - Hwaseong
• Culture of Korea - Sites of Gochang Hwasun and Ganghwa
• Culture of Korea - Gyeongju Area
• Culture of Korea - Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

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Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. These developed in India during the century subsequent to the death of the Buddha. The name of the school means "Teachings of the Elders" which implies that this was the most conservative school of Buddhism, a school that has attempted to conserve the original teachings of the Buddha. Adherents trace their lineage back to the Sthaviras (Pali: Theras; "Elders") of the First Buddhist Council when 500 arahants, including Mahakasyapa chose a position of orthodoxy to keep all the ...

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• Theravada - History
• Theravada - Philosophy
• Theravada - Praxis
• Theravada - Lay and Monastic Life
• Theravada - Meditation
• Theravada - Levels of Attainment
• Theravada - Festivals and customs
• Theravada - Temporary Ordination
• Theravada - Buddhist orders within Theravada
• Theravada - Criticisms

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For the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, a text of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, see Nirvana Sutra. The Mahaparinibbana Sutta is a Buddhist sutra in the Digha Nikaya of the Tripitaka. It concerns the end of Gautama Buddha's life. ...

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The Vinaya Pitaka is the first of three divisions of the Tripitaka, the canon of Buddhism. It mainly concerns the vinaya, or code of conduct for Buddhist monks and nuns. See also. Abhidhamma Pitaka Buddhist texts Sutta Pitaka ...

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The Twelve Nidanas (Pali: nidana- foundation, source or origin) are the application of the Buddhist concept of Pratitya-samutpada (dependent origination). The Twelve Nidanas are employed in the analysis of phenomena according to the principle of Pratitya-samutpada. The aim of the Twelve Nidanas analysis is to reveal the origins of phenomena, and the feedback loop of conditioning and causation that leads to suffering in current and future lives. Twelve Nidanas - Summary. The basic principle of pratitya-samut ...

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• Twelve Nidanas - Summary
• Twelve Nidanas - The Twelve Nidana
• Twelve Nidanas - Notes
• Twelve Nidanas - Twenty four types of conditions
• Twelve Nidanas - The whole description

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Haeinsa is one of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, most notable because it is the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks. Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and is located on Gaya Mountain in South Gyeongsang Province. It is still an active Seon practice center in modern times, and was the home temple of the influential Rev. Seongcheol, who passed away in 1993. The temple was first built in 802. Haeinsa and the Tripitaka Koreana were ad ...

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The state of Goryeo ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. The name "Goryeo" is a shortened form of "Goguryeo," the name of a kingdom in northern Korea which was conquered by Silla in 668. The English name "Korea" comes from "Goryeo." See Names of Korea. Two of this period's most notable products are Goryeo pottery — the famous Korean celadon pottery — and the Tripitaka Koreana — the Buddhist scriptures (Tripitak ...

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• Goryeo - History

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The Daozang (Daoist Canon) consists of almost 5000 individual texts that were collected circa C.E. 400 (quite some time after the Dao De Jing and Zhuang Zi which are the core Daoist texts). They were collected by Daoist monks of the period in an attempt to bring together all of the teachings of Daoism, including all the commentaries and expositions of the various masters from the original teachings found in the Dao De Jing and Zhuang Zi. It was split into Three Grottoes, which mirrors the Buddhist Tripitaka (three baskets) division. These three divisions were based on the main focus of Daoism in Southern China during the time it was m ...

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• Daozang - Timeline
• Daozang - Constituent Parts
• Daozang - Three Grottoes sandong C.E. 400
• Daozang - Four Supplements C.E. 500

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Bodhidharma (Sanskrit: बोधिधर्म Chinese 菩提達摩, pinyin Pútídámó or simply Dámó; Wade-Giles Tamo; Japanese ダルマ, Daruma, Vietnamese: Bồ-đề-đạt-ma, Korean: 보리달마, bo-ri-dal-ma), also known as the Tripitaka Dharma Master, was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk. Bodhidharma is traditionally held in Shaolin mythology to be the founder of the Chan school of Buddhism (known in Japan and the West as Zen), and the Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts ...

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• Bodhidharma - Biography
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Biography of Bodhidharma by Tanlin
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 645 by Daoxuan
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall 952
• Bodhidharma - Spiritual approach
• Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma
• Bodhidharma - Legends
• Bodhidharma - Encounter with Emperor Liang
• Bodhidharma - Nine years of gazing at a wall
• Bodhidharma - Bringing tea to China
• Bodhidharma - Daruma dolls
• Bodhidharma - Bodhidharma and Huike
• Bodhidharma - The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples
• Bodhidharma - Works attributed to Bodhidharma

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The Sutta Pitaka (or Sutra Pitaka) is the second of three divisions of the Tipitaka, the great Pali collection of Buddhist writings. The Sutta Pitaka contains more than 10,000 suttas (teachings) attributed to the Buddha or his close companions. There are five nikayas (collections) of suttas: Digha Nikaya, the "long" discourses. These include The Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, The Fruits of the Contemplative Life, and The Buddha's Last Days. There are 34 long suttas in this ...

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Canon may mean: In religion: Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council of the Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches Canon (priest), a form of Christian priest Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn Canon, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as: Biblical canon Taoist ...

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