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Word: sutta (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Three Baskets": 1) Vinaya, the monks' rule of discipline, 2) Sutta, sermons, commentaries and parables, 3) Abhidhamma, metaphysics, psychology and philosophy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Buddha's 2,500th | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

...Meaning "The Three Baskets." As the ancient Indians disposed of earth from an excavation by passing baskets from hand to hand, so Buddhist wisdom was passed along from generation to generation. The Three Baskets: 1) Vinaya, the monks' rules of discipline; 2) Sutta, sermons, commentaries and parables; 3) Abhidhamma, metaphysics, psychology and philosophy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Way of the Buddha | 6/7/1954 | See Source »

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