Pitaka
[ pit-uh-kuh ]
/ ˈpɪt ə kə /
noun Buddhism.
See under Pali Canon.
Origin of Pitaka
< Pali: literally, basket
Definition for pitaka (2 of 2)
Pali Canon
noun Buddhism.
a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka): sermons (), the rules of the Buddhist order (), and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ().
Also called
Tripitaka.