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The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tipitaka. It is written in an ancient Indian language called Pali which is very close to the language that the Buddha himself spoke. The Tipitaka is a very large book. The English translation of it takes up nearly forty volumes.

AnswerThe book that has all the Buddhist teachings is called the "Thripitaka".

Apart from this, there's another book called "Dhammapada" that contains verses on directions to lead a good life.

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