翻譯名義集 4.4

4.4

First, the Sūtra-piṭaka; second, the Vinaya-piṭaka; third, the Abhidharma-piṭaka. The Sūtra-piṭaka determines causes and effects, exhaustively investigating nature and characteristics. The Vinaya-piṭaka sets down models for the four bodily deportments, strictly regulating the three karmas. The Abhidharma-piṭaka investigates truth and manifests correctness, examining falsehood and crushing heresy. Arising together from a single sound, they vary according to the four siddhāntas, serving to reveal the perfectly luminous principle and opening the gateway to liberation—hence the establishment of the teachings of the Tripiṭaka.