三さん蔵ぞう

noun

three branches of Buddhist sutras

Refers to the three traditional divisions of the Buddhist canon: sutras (経蔵), vinaya (律蔵), and abhidharma (論蔵). A technical term in Buddhism.

• 三さん蔵ぞうは経きょう蔵ぞう、律りつ蔵ぞう、論ろん蔵ぞうから成なる。

  The Tripitaka consists of the Sutra Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka, and Abhidharma Pitaka.