What does the term Tripitaka mean?
What is found in each of the three main sections of the Tripitaka?
How was the Tripitaka formed?
In what ways is the Tripitaka important to Buddhists?
.Name 3 other Buddhist scriptures that are not found within the Pali Cannon
What are the differences between Theravada and Mahayana views about scripture?
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What does the Pali word pitaka mean?
What is the other name for the Tripitaka (S) / Tipitaka (P)?
What is the structure of the Tipitaka
How were the teachings of the Buddha initially passed on?
Why did this become problematic after the Buddha’s death?
How did the original Sangha decide on the content of the Tripitaka?
In which section of the Tripitaka are the Buddha’s main teachings found?
What is the Pattimokkha and in what section of the Tripitaka is it found?
What the ways that the Vinaya Pitaka attempts to create a cohesive community
What is there some dispute as to whether the Buddha was the author of the Abhidharma?
What the significance of the Tipitaka for Buddhists.
To what is extent and how important is the historical accuracy within the Tipitaka
Why could it be argued that the Tripitaka is of less significance for Mahayana Buddhists?
Why would Theravada Buddhists dispute the authority of other Mahayana texts?
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