the pali cannon Flashcards
to understand all aspects of the pali cannon
1
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what is a cannon
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a cannon is a collection of scriptures that hold authority
2
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what is the pali cannon
A
ancient buddhist scriptures that were written in the ancient language ‘pali’
3
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which buddhist group does the pali cannon apeal to the most
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theravada
4
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describe the history of the pali cannon
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pali cannon originally spread and tought orally.
however to perseve the teachings of the buddha the texts were written down.
originally the information was written upon leaves and placed into three different baskets depedning on their context.
- pitaka- basket
-vinaya pitaka
-sutta pitaka
-abhidharma pitaka
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