Consider the pairs and choose the correct one.

(A) Vinaya Pitaka → Includes the teachings of Buddha.
(B) Tipitaka → Three baskets hold three types of texts.
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka → Deals with philosophical matters.
(D) Sutta Pitaka → Includes monastic rules and regulations.
(E) Dipavamsa → The Chronicle of the Island.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B), (C), (E) Only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C), (E) Only

(A) Vinaya Pitaka → Includes the teachings of Buddha.
(B) Tipitaka → Three baskets hold three types of texts.
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka → Deals with philosophical matters.
(D) Sutta Pitaka → Includes monastic rules and regulations.
(E) Dipavamsa → The Chronicle of the Island.

Correction:

A- The Vinaya Pitaka contains the rules and regulations for monastic life, not the teachings of Buddha.
D- The Sutta Pitaka contains the discourses and teachings of the Buddha, not monastic rules.

The Buddha (and other teachers) taught orally-through discussions and debates. Men and women (perhaps children as well) attended these discourses and discussed what they heard. None of the Buddha's speeches were written down during his lifetime. After his death (c. fifth-fourth century BCE) his teachings were compiled by his disciples at a council of "elders" or senior monks at Vesali (Pali for Vaishali in present-day Bihar). These compilations were known as Tipitaka - literally, three baskets to hold different types of texts. They were first transmitted orally and then written and classified according to length as well as subject matter.

The Vinaya Pitaka included rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha or monastic order; the Buddha's teachings were included in the Sutta Pitaka; and the Abhidhamma Pitaka dealt with philosophical matters. Each pitaka comprised a number of individual texts. Later, commentaries were written on these texts by Buddhist scholars.

As Buddhism expanded to new regions like Sri Lanka, additional texts were written, including the Dipavamsa (the chronicle of the island) and the Mahavamsa (the great chronicle), encompassing regional histories of Buddhism and biographies of the Buddha. Some of the earliest texts were composed in Pali, while later works were in Sanskrit.