sānzàng

三藏

Word · Noun

Buddhist Tripitaka; Three Baskets

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the Tripitaka; the three baskets of Buddhist scripture (sutras, vinaya, and treatises)

formal

Refers to the comprehensive Buddhist canon comprising three divisions: Sutra (teachings of the Buddha), Vinaya (monastic rules and discipline), and Abhidharma (philosophical analysis and commentaries).

Xuán玄
zàng奘
fǎ法
shī师
xī西
xíng行
qǔ取
jīng经
 ,
dài带
huí回
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
sān三
zàng藏
jīng经
diǎn典
 。

Master Xuanzang traveled west to obtain scriptures, bringing back a large number of Tripitaka classics.

Xué学
xí习
sān三
zàng藏
xū需
yào要
jīng精
tōng通
fàn梵
wén文
hé和
bā巴
lì利
wén文
 。

Studying the Tripitaka requires proficiency in Sanskrit and Pali.

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Zhè这
bù部
jīng经
shǔ属
yú于
sān三
zàng藏
zhōng中
de的
jīng经
zàng藏
 ,
zhǔ主
yào要
jiǎng讲
shù述
fó佛
tuó陀
de的
jiào教
yì义
 。

This scripture belongs to the Sutra Pitaka among the Three Baskets, mainly expounding the Buddha's teachings.