The first being the Sutta Pitakaya, containing the sermons the Buddha preached during his 45 years of missionary work; and the third the Abhidharma Pitakaya which holds the deep philosophy the Buddha ...

The sutta pitakaya and vinaya pitakaya were discussed by the arahants as questions and answers. Arahant Upali Maha Thera was given in charge of the vinaya rules to be kept in memory and the discourses ...

The Pali Canon, which records what are believed to be the Buddha’s words, is divided into three parts, called the Tipitaka, or the Three Baskets: (1) the Sutta Pitaka, collections of stories and ...

the Sutta Pitaka (teachings of the Buddha) This contains the whole of Buddhist philosophy and ethics. It includes the Dhammapada which contains the essence of Buddha's teaching.