In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
TRIPITAKAS
Noun
Tripitakas
plural of Tripitaka
Source: Wiktionary
TRIPITAKA
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
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