Tripitaka
Tripitaka
“The Three Baskets”, the Buddhistic Canon as finally adopted by the Council of Sthaviras, or elders, held under the auspices of Emperor Asoka, about 245 B.C., at Pataliputra, consisting of three parts “The basket of discipline”, “the basket of (Buddha’s) sermons”, and “the basket of metaphysics.” — K.F.L.