The teachings of the Buddha are compiled in:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Tipitaka
After the Buddha’s death his teachings were compiled by his disciples at a council at Vesali; these compilations were known as Tipitaka, literally three baskets to hold different types of texts.
NCERT (2026-27): “How Buddhist texts were prepared and preserved … The Buddha (and other teachers) taught orally – through discussion and debate. 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.…” |