| | Pali Canon - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema |
 | | The third category, the Abhidhamma Pitaka, is a collection of texts in which the underlying doctrinal principles presented in the Sutta Pitaka are reworked and reorganized into a systematic framework that can be applied to an investigation into the nature of mind and matter. |
 | | The second category is the Sutta Pitaka (literally "basket of threads", Sanskrit: Sutra Pitaka) consists primarily of accounts of the Buddha's life and teachings. |
 | | The first category, the Vinaya Pitaka, was the code of ethics to be obeyed by the early sangha, monks and nuns. |
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