answersLogoWhite

0

What does the tipitika contain?

Updated: 12/15/2022
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does the tipitika contain?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who is the grandfather of Gautama Buddha?

I do not believe that this is recorded in the Tipitika.


What are the names of the sacred writings for Buddhism Hinduism and Judaism?

Buddhism: The Tipitika (Tripitika). Hinduism: The Vedas and the Upanishads Judaism: The Torah


How many sutras in mahayana Buddhism?

In the Tipitika, there are about 17,000 suttas (sutras). In the Tripitika (the Mahayana canon), there are many thousands more.


Where is the Buddhists Tipitaka kept?

There are many copies of the Tipitika throughout the world. So it is kept in many places.Orginally, the Tipitika was not written down, but was recited at large gatherings of Buddhist monks called Councils. Several hundred years after the Buddha, it was first written down on palm leaves at Alu Vihare temple in Sri Lanka. Copies were made from that.


Why is the Buddhists holy book called the tipitaka?

"Ti" means "three" or "triple", and "pitika" means basket, so tipitika means "Three Baskets".The three parts of the tipitika are the vinaya-pitaka(basket of the rules for fully-ordained monks and nuns) sutta-pitaka (basket of sermons, or basket of strings), and abhidhamma-pitaka (basket of further dhamma, or Buddhist psychology).


What is the holy book of Buddhism Sutta Pitaka?

The Sutta Pitaka is one of the three collections (or baskets) in the Tipitika. The Sutta Pitika is the collection of the sermons of the Buddha.


Did buddha say something like this if the body had another drive as strong as the sex drive he would not have made it to 40 days?

No, there is nothing in the Tipitika like that.


What are buddhist Sacred texts?

The Tipitika (Tripitika), or Three Baskets.


What does the Chinese Buddha earrings represent?

Actually, those aren't earrings. Those are his years. According to the Tipitika, a Great Man has 32 physical marks, including long earlobes.


What kinds of works are found in Buddhist scriptures?

The Buddhist canon is called the Tipitika (Tripitika).This contains three parts:The Vinaya, or rules for monks and nunsThe suttas, or sermons of the BuddhaThe abhidhamma, or further dhamma, or Buddhist psychologyAfter the Tipitika, there are the traditional Commentaries, though these would not usually be called scriptural. In some schools of Buddhism, there are still later works as well, which could also be called scriptural for those schools. In Zen Buddhism, for example, there is the Blue Cliff Record.


What does the tuft on Buddha head mean?

According to the Tipitika, he had a knob on the top of his head, that is, that was the shape of his head when he was born. This was said to be one of the 32 signs of a great man, destined to be either a world king or a Buddha.


Who created the tripitaka?

There are different parts to the tripitika/tipitika, and different parts were created by different people. The Sutta-Pitika and the Vinaya-Pitika were created primarily by the Buddha. All of the other parts were created by various people in the centuries that followed.