- The Tripitaka (Pali) or Tripitaka (Sanskrit) is the traditional collection of Buddhist scriptures, comprising three main divisions or "baskets": - Vinaya Pitaka: Contains the rules and regulations for the monastic order (Sangha). - Sutta Pitaka: Contains the discourses or sermons delivered by the Buddha and sometimes his close disciples. This is where Buddha's core teachings are compiled. - Abhidhamma Pitaka: Contains philosophical, psychological, and metaphysical analysis and interpretation of the teachings found in the Sutta Pitaka. - Let's check the given matches: - 1. Vinaya Pitaka : Buddha's teachings. Incorrect. Buddha's teachings (discourses) are in the Sutta Pitaka. Vinaya Pitaka is for monastic rules. - 2. Sutta Pitaka : Rules and regulations of the monastic order. Incorrect. Rules and regulations are in the Vinaya Pitaka. Sutta Pitaka is for teachings/discourses. - 3. Abhidhamma Pitaka : Philosophical matters. Correct. This pitaka deals with the higher philosophy and metaphysics of Buddhism. - Therefore, only statement 3 is correctly matched.
Buddha's teachings were compiled as Tripitaka — literally meaning three baskets to hold different types of texts. Which of the following texts is/are correctly matched according to the subject matter ? 1. Vinaya Pitaka : Buddha's teachings 2. Sutta Pitaka : Rules and regulations of the monastic order 3. Abhidhamma Pitaka : Philosophical matters Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2018 · Topic: Buddhism (Buddhist Literature: Tripitakas, Jataka Tales, other important texts)
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