tripitaka, n. [Skr. tripi.] The three divisions, or “baskets” (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi].
The three divisions, or “baskets” (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi] , or Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali] , or Basket of Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali] , or Basket of Metaphysics. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]