Question

(1) Explain what is meant by 'Tipitaka' . (2) Emperor Kanishka .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Tipitaka (Tripitaka in Sanskrit) is the name given to the Buddhist sacred scriptures and is made up of two words; ti meaning 'three' and pitaka meaning 'basket'. ... The Pali Tipitaka are the Buddhist scriptures, also known as the Pali Canon.

Kanishka I, or Kanishka the Great, an emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century, is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. A descendant of Kujula Kadphises, founder of the Kushan empire, Kanishka came to rule an empire in Bactria extending to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain.