SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tripitakas or the three-fold basket have three dividions namely Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka . These are the earliest written records of the principles of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Memories of the sayings of the Buddha carried down through oral tradition after he died, ca 483 B.C.E., and were compiled into collections called suttas (Pali) or sutras (Sanskrit). These collections, plus the Vinaya Pitaka (monastic rules) and Abidhamma/Aabidharma (philosophical texts) compose the Buddhist Canon.