TRIPITAKA

Meaning of TRIPITAKA in English

[ trɪ'pɪtəkə ]

■ noun the sacred canon of Theravada Buddhism, written in the Pali language.

Origin

from Sanskrit tripiṭaka , lit. 'the three baskets or collections'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TRIPITAKA — , also tipitaka. * The three main sacred scriptures of Buddhism. A "pitaka" is a basket and so the term …
Buddhism English Glossary
TRIPITAKA — Pali Tipitaka Collective term for the three major divisions of the Pali canon, the canon of Theravada Buddhism. (The term …
Английский словарь Британика
TRIPITAKA — (n.) The three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi/aka] , or Basket of Discipline; …
Английский словарь Webster
TRIPITAKA — /tri pit"euh keuh/ , n. Buddhism. See Pali Canon . [ tri- TRI- + pitaka basket ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRIPITAKA — n. (Buddhism) "three baskets", collective term for the three long canonical Buddhist scriptures (Buddha's Sutras, Vinaya and Sastras)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TRIPITAKA — add. ·noun the three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, the vinayapitaka [skr. vinayapi/aka] , or basket of …
Webster English vocab
TRIPITAKA — n. Pali Tipitaka Collective term for the three major divisions of the Pali canon, the canon of Theravada Buddhism. (The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRIPITAKA — Трипитака
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUTRA/SUTTA — (1) As in Hinduism, a term meaning sacred text. (2) The Sutra Pitaka is one of the three divisions of …
Buddhism English Glossary
VINAYA PITAKA — Oldest and smallest division of the Tripitaka . It lays out the 227 rules of monastic life for Buddha to …
Английский словарь Британика
THERAVADA — Major form of Buddhism , prevalent in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. It is the only survivor among …
Английский словарь Британика
TAEGU — Metropolitan city (pop., 2000: 2,473,990), capital of North Kyŏngsang province, southeastern South Korea. For centuries the administrative, economic, and cultural …
Английский словарь Британика
SUTTA PITAKA — Major section of the Tripitaka , the canon of Theravada Buddhism, largely attributed to the Buddha himself. It is divided …
Английский словарь Британика
SUTRA — I Pali sutta In Hinduism , a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism , a more extended exposition of a subject …
Английский словарь Британика
SCRIPTURE — Sacred writings of religions, comprising a large portion of the literature of the world. Scriptures vary in form, volume, age, …
Английский словарь Британика
KHUDDAKA NIKAYA — (Pali: "Short Collection") Collection of Buddhist texts. It constitutes the fifth and last section of the Pali-language Sutta Pitaka , …
Английский словарь Британика
ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA — Third and latest collection of texts comprising the Pali canon (see Tripitaka ) of Theravada Buddhism. The first two collections, …
Английский словарь Британика
PALI CANON — Buddhism. a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century B.C., divided into one of three …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WU-TI — born 156 BC died March 29, 87/86 BC Pinyin Wudi, original name Liu Ch'e autocratic Chinese emperor (141/14087/86 BC), who …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIPITAKA — ( (Pali: Triple Basket), ) Sanskrit Tripitaka, the total canon of the southern schools of Buddhism, somewhat pejoratively dubbed Hinayana …
Britannica English vocabulary
PALI LANGUAGE — sacred language of the Theravada Buddhist canon, a Middle Indo-Aryan language of north Indian origin. On the whole, Pali seems …
Britannica English vocabulary
KORYO DYNASTY — dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula as the Koryo kingdom from 935 to 1392. During this period the country began …
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HSUAN-TSANG — born 602, Ch'en-lu, China died 664, China Pinyin Xuanzang, original name Ch'en I, honorary epithet San-tsang, also called Mu-ch'a T'i-p'o, …
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HSI-YU CHI — (Chinese: Record of a Journey to the West), foremost Chinese comic novel, written by the long-anonymous Wu Ch'eng-en (1500c. 1582). …
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DAIGAK GUKSA — born 1055, Korea died 1101, Korea also spelled Taegak Kuksa, secular name Uich'on Korean Buddhist priest who founded the Ch'ont'ae …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUTRA — n. Pali sutta In Hinduism , a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism , a more extended exposition of a subject …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SCRIPTURE — n. Sacred writings of religions, comprising a large portion of the literature of the world. Scriptures vary in form, volume, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VINAYA PITAKA — Oldest and smallest division of the Tripitaka . It lays out the 227 rules of monastic life for bhiksus , …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THERAVADA — n. Major form of Buddhism , prevalent in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. It is the only survivor …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TAEGU — Metropolitan city (pop., 2000: 2,473,990), capital of North Ky 014F; ngsang province, southeastern South Korea. For centuries the administrative, economic, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUTTA PITAKA — Major section of the Tripitaka , the canon of Theravada Buddhism, largely attributed to the Buddha himself. It is divided …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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