Tripitaka \Tri*pit"a*ka\, n. [Skr. tripi[.t]aka.] The three divisions, or ``baskets'' (pitakas), of buddhist scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi[.t]aka], or Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali], or Basket of Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali], or Basket of Metaphysics.