Tripitaka

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noun

Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture.

OriginSanskrit त्रिपिटक →
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Meanings

nounTripitaka (plural Tripitakas)

plural Tripitakas · alternative Tripiṭaka

  1. BuddhismAny of several canons of Buddhist scripture.

Origin

  1. Sanskritत्रिपिटक“Three Baskets”
  2. EnglishTripitaka

Borrowed from Sanskrit त्रिपिटक (tripiṭaka, “Three Baskets”). Compare Pali tipiṭaka (“Three Baskets”).

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Translations

Bengali ত্রিপিটক
  • ত্রিপিটক (tripiṭok)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Chinese Mandarin 三藏
  • 三藏 (sānzàng)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Esperanto Tripitako
  • Tripitakoany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Finnish tripitaka
  • tripitakaany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Hindi त्रिपिटक
  • त्रिपिटक (tripiṭak)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Japanese 三蔵
  • 三蔵 (sanzō)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Korean 삼장
  • 삼장 (samjang)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Persian تریپیتاکا, تیپیتاکا
  • تریپیتاکاany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
  • تیپیتاکاany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Punjabi ਤ੍ਰਿਪਿਟਕ
  • ਤ੍ਰਿਪਿਟਕ (tripiṭak)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Russian Трипитака
  • Трипитака (Tripitaka)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Tamil திரிபிடகம்
  • திரிபிடகம் (tiripiṭakam)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Thai ไตรปิฎก, พระไตรปิฎก
  • ไตรปิฎก (dtrai-bpì-dòk)any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
  • พระไตรปิฎกany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
  • ตรีปิฎกany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
  • พระตรีปิฎกany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Vietnamese Tam tạng
  • Tam tạngany of several canons of Buddhist scripture
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