Consider the following statements with reference to the Buddhist Tripitakas 1 Sutta Pitaka contains ...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Buddhist Tripitakas

1. Sutta Pitaka contains the records of the Buddha's teachings and sermons

2. Abhidhhamma Pitaka set out the rules and guidelines for living the monastic life of the sangha

3. All the Tripitakas were composed at the First Buddhist Council

which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

The Tripitaka was compiled and arranged in its present form by those Arahants who had immediate contact with the Buddha.
Immediately after the final passing away of the Buddha, 500 distinguished Arahants held a convention known as the First Buddhist Council to rehearse the Doctrine taught by the Buddha. Ananda, the faithful attendant of the Buddha who had the special privilege of hearing all the discourses the Buddha ever uttered, recited the Dhamma, whilst the Upali recited the Vinayapitaka, the rules of conduct for the Sangha.
The Tripitaka consists of three sections of the Buddha's Teachings. They are the Discipline (Vinaya Pitaka), the Discourse (Sutta Pitaka), and Ultimate Doctrine (Abhidhamma Pitaka). The Sutta Pitaka consists chiefly of discourses delivered by the Buddha Himself on various occasions.
The Abhidhamma is, to a deep thinker, the most important and interesting, as it contains the profound philosophy of the Buddha's teaching in contrast to the illuminating but simpler discourses in the Sutta Pitaka. It was Composed at a later stage than the other two Pitakas, which were compiled at the First Council itself.