Understanding Buddhism: Key Concepts and Texts : หน้า 19/115

death chronicle position awake with awareness awake in the sea of merit fire contemplation; fire as meditation device shrine; altar; group of tables containing images of Buddha triple robe; the three robes of a bhikkhu, consisting of the under, the upper, and the outer robes the Tipitika, Skt. Tripitaka. Buddhist scripture (eleven times the size of the Christian Bible). -- Tipitaka means The Three Baskets. They consist of the Basket of Discipline (Vinaya Pitaka) – rules and regulations of the Order of monks and nuns; the Basket of Discourses (Sutta Pitaka) -- discourses concerning social, moral, philosophical and spiritual significance; and the Basket of Ultimate Things (Abhidhamma Pitaka) – dealing with psychological and philosophical aspects of the Doctrine, the four ultimate things, i.e., mind (citta), mental properties (cetasika), matter (rupa) and Nirvana. ไตรรัตน ไตรลักษณ์ the Three Jewels; the Three Gems the Three Characteristics; the Three Signs of Being consisting of impermanence (aniccata), state of suffering or dissatisfaction (dukkhata), and not-self, non-self, or soullessness (anattata)