\Tri*pit"a*ka\, n. [Skr. tripi[.t]aka.]
The three divisions, or ``baskets'' (pitakas), of buddhist
scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi[.t]aka], or
Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali], or Basket of
Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali], or Basket of
Metaphysics.