When Tripitaka Was Written?

The Tripiṭaka was composed between about 550 BCE and about the start of the common era, likely written down for the first time in the 1st century BCE.

Where was Tripitaka written?

A set of the Tipitaka in Thai. The contents of the canon, said to largely represent the words of the Buddha (born c. 6th–4th century bce), were transmitted orally and first written down in Pali within the Theravadan communities of Sri Lanka, probably during the 1st century bce.

Who wrote the Tripitaka?

This abhidharma was translated into Chinese in sixteen fascicles (Taishō Tripiṭaka 1646). Its authorship is attributed to Harivarman, a third-century monk from central India.

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