When1: -100
When2: -25
Who: Ananda/Kasyapa/Katyayana/Mahakashyapa/Sariputra/Upali
What: writer
Where: India
works\ Three Baskets or Pali Canon [-100 to -25: Buddha teachings, commentaries, and conduct rules are in Pali, a south-India literary language]
Detail: Three Baskets {tripitaka} {tipitaka} are Vinaya Pitaka, Sutra Pitaka, and Abhidharma Pitaka. Buddhist oral teachings are Theravada Buddhism scripture. Other schools are Mahayana and Vajrayana. Vinaya Pitaka is practices and ethical code for monks and nuns. Sutra Pitaka has Buddha's life, dialogues, and teachings {agamas} {nikayas}. Anguttara Nikaya is in Sutra Pitaka fourth division. Abhidharma Pitaka (Toward Higher Thought or Toward Reality) systematically investigates mind and matter. Tripitaka parts include Cullavagga, Dipavamsa, Mahavagga, Mahavamsa, Niddesa, Parivara, Patisambhida, and Sataka.
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