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The Pali Canon (Tipitaka): Buddhism's Most Complete Collection of Ancient Sutras

Gavril Nikolaev

28d ago· 8 min readenInsight

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The article explains the Pali Canon (Tipitaka/Three Baskets) in Buddhism as the most complete collection of ancient sutras containing the Buddha's teachings. It covers the historical context of how different Buddhist schools had their own text collections, most of which were lost during Muslim invasions of northern India in the 11th-12th centuries. The article provides a simple, introductory overview of this foundational Buddhist scripture.

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Put simply, the Pali Canon is a collection of ancient sutras containing the Buddha's teaching.

In ancient times, each mainstream school of Buddhism had its own collection of texts they regarded as the true word of the Buddha.

Sadly, most of them were lost when Muslims invaded northern India in the 11th and 12th c

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Interested in Buddhist philosophy? Read our article to learn what is Pali Canon in Buddhism and why it’s the most complete collection of sutras containing the Buddha’s teaching.

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