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What are Tripitikas? Name the three Tripitikas.
Jainism & Buddhism
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Tripitikas are most important literary works of Buddhists which were written on long and narrow leaves in Pali language and were stored in baskets. The word Tripitikas means "The Three Baskets".
The three Tripitikas are:
- The Vinaya Pitaka
- The Sutta Pitaka
- The Abhidhamma Pitaka
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