三藏
Chinese
three | storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate | ||
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trad. (三藏) | 三 | 藏 | |
simp. #(三藏) | 三 | 藏 |
Etymology
Calque of Pali tipiṭaka, from ti (“three”) + piṭaka (“basket, collection of canons”), and Sanskrit त्रिपिटक (tripiṭaka), from त्रि (tri) + पिटक (piṭaka).
Pronunciation
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