RELIGIONS
SHINTO
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhist Holy Book Tipitaka: These texts, known as the “three baskets, ‘’ are thought to be the earliest collection of Buddhist writings. Sutras: There are more than 2, 000 sutras, which are sacred teachings embraced mainly by Mahayana Buddhists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pali canon, also called Tipitaka (Pali: “Triple Basket”) or Tripitaka (Sanskrit), the complete canon, first recorded in Pali, of the Theravada (“Way of the Elders”) branch of Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhist Tantras are key texts in Vajrayana Buddhism, which is the dominant form of Buddhism in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. They can be found in the Chinese canon, but even more so in the Tibetan Kangyur which contains translations of almost 500 tantras. In the Tibetan tradition, there are various categories of tantra.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism and Buddhism don’t share alike texts. Buddhists have a sacred text called the tripitaka. The Hindus have texts named the Vedas and the Upanishads. The Vedas are the oldest sacred books of Hinduism.