INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After his death, the Buddhist canon was formulated and transmitted by oral tradition, and it was written down in several versions in the 2d and 1st cent. B.C. Its main divisions, called Pitakas . Tripitaka, also known as Pali Canon in English, is a traditional term used for Buddhist scriptures.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1st century CE they were written down in Sanskrit in India. The Sanskrit Tipiṭaka follows the same structure as the Pāli Tipiṭaka, with the ‘Sūtra Vaibasha’ and the ‘Vinaya Vaibasha’ being similar to the Pāli ‘Sutta Piṭaka’ and ‘Vinaya Piṭaka’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest Buddhist texts were not committed to writing until some centuries after the death of Gautama Buddha. The oldest surviving Buddhist manuscripts are the Gandhāran Buddhist texts, found in Afghanistan and written in Gāndhārī, they date from the first century BCE to the third century CE.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Tripitaka is considered to be the words of the Buddha that were transmitted orally and recorded by the Buddha’s disciples. Mahakashypa, the successor to the Buddha, arranged the recitation of these words with the verification of other disciples.

Detailed explanation-5: -The teachings of the Buddha or the Thervada Tripitaka was introduced by Arahath Mahinda in Pali language and it was brought forward by word of mouth for generations until it was transcribed into written text on Ola leaves in the 1st Century at Aluviharaya in Matale.