What is the written text for the Buddhist religion called?

Question

Like believers of Christanity, etc have the Bible.... what text do Buddhist followers refer to?

Answer 1

Tipitaka is an outline of the Pali Buddhist Canonical Scriptures of Theravada Buddhism...(Dhammapada is the best known and most widely esteemed text in the Pali Tipitaka, the sacred scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.)

mahayana sutras:
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/s_mahasutras.htm

the shortest sutra is 'heart sutra'...also my personal fave....http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/heartstr.htm

and sutra of the eight realizations:http://www.e-sangha.com/alphone/779.htm

Answer 2

Buddhism refers to a number of different texts. Also there are a number of different Buddhist traditions, and each has its own additional texts. The basics though, are listed below:

* The Vinaya Pitaka: The disciplinary rules for the different levels of buddhist monks and nuns
* The Sutra Pitaka: These are the sayings and lessons of Gautama Buddha
* The Abidharma Pitaka: Commentaries on Gautama Buddha's teachings.

For more info, visit wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_texts

Answer 3

Thripitakaya

Answer 4

sutras