History reveals that the Tripitaka was coordinated at the First Council of the Maha Sangha soon after the parinirvana (passing away) of Lord Buddha, in order to preserve his teachings which had been only memorized up to that moment. They are the Vinaya Pitaka, the Sutra Pitaka, and the Abhidharma Pitaka. It contains the unmodified, true teachings of Lord Buddha in its actual context. In Buddhist history aging over more than two and a half millennia, there had been numerous writings on Lord Buddha’s teachings.Īlthough they try to depict in various terms what exactly is the content of Buddhism, none has been accurate as the Tripitaka.
The Tripitaka is the most sacred scripture for Buddhists all over the world.
