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The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tipitaka.
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The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tipitaka. It is written in an ancient Indian language called Pali, the religious language Theravada which is very close to the language that the Buddha spoke himself, having a simpler structure than the Sanskrit of the Hindu texts. The Tipitaka is a very large book. The English translation of it takes up nearly forty volumes. The word Tipitaka is made up of two words, ti means 'three' and pitaka means 'baskets'. The first part of the name refers to the fact that the Buddhist scriptures consist of three baskets. The first basket, called the Sutta Pitaka, contains all the Buddha's discourses as well as some by his enlightened disciples. The type of material in the Sutta Pitaka is very diverse which allows it to communicate the truths that the Buddha taught to all different types of people. Many of the Buddha's discourses...
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