Tripitaka

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tripitaka \Tri*pit"a*ka\, n. [Skr. tripi[.t]aka.]
     The three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist
     scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi[.t]aka], or
     Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali], or Basket of
     Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali], or Basket of
     Metaphysics.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]