TRIPITAKA

Etymology

Noun

Tripitaka (plural Tripitakas)

(Buddhism) Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture.

Source: Wiktionary

Tri*pit"a*ka, n. [Skr. tripitsaka.]

Definition: The three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapitsaka] , or Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali] , or Basket of Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali] , or Basket of Metaphysics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition