A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.25

v2.c19.s1.25

Now, in the opinion of the Buddhists of Ceylon, that canon which was compiled at the third council, was brought to Ceylon by Mahinda, and was recorded in writing under Vaṭṭagāmani, is the same as our Pāli canon or Tipiṭaka, as we still possess it to-day. This Tipiṭaka—the word means "three baskets"—consists of three so-called piṭakas or "baskets,"³ namely: