Buddhist canons
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There are several Buddhist canons, which refers to the various scriptural collections of Buddhist sacred scriptures or the various Buddhist scriptural canons. Some of these collections are also called
Tipiṭaka manuscript from Thailand
Tipiṭaka manuscripts on Gold Plates, Burma
Xuanzang transporting Buddhist scriptures to China
A cabinet containing a modern edition of the entire Pali Canon
Pali Canon
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The Pāḷi Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly f
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…rule), Sutra (which contains teachings of the Buddha) and Abhidharma (which are more systematic and scholastic works). For example, the Theravada Tipiṭaka is composed of the Vinaya Piṭaka, the Sutta Piṭaka, and the Abhidhamma Piṭaka. In East Asian Buddhism meanwhile, the traditional term for the canon is…
Standard edition of the Thai Pali Canon
Burmese-Pali manuscript copy of the Buddhist text Mahaniddesa, showing three different types of Burmese script, (top) medium square, (centre) round and (bottom) outline round in red lacquer from the inside of one of the gilded covers
Folios of the Bhikkhuni patimokkha