Dictionary
Pa'li Can'on
Buddhism.
a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts
(Pitaka): sermons
(Sutta Pitaka), the rules of the Buddhist order
(Vinaya Pitaka), and several treatises on philosophy and psychology
(Abhidhamma Pitaka). Also called
Tripitaka. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.