What is the book script of Buddhism?
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Buddhism does not have a holy book, because Buddhism does not have the concept of holiness. Buddhists do not believe that the historical Buddha (Guatama) who lived 2500 years ago is a holy being, just an enlightened man who was a leader and a teacher.
There are various Buddhist scriptures. Another answer has already mentioned the Tripitakas, the oldest Buddhist scriptures. These are the only ones regarded as definitive (“canonical”) by the Theravadin school of Buddhism, but all the other branches of Buddhism have their own, later, writings as well. However, although the teachings of the Buddha himself and all the later theologists are treated with high respect, they are not considered “holy” in the sense of “beyond this world” and therefore infallible.
You see, the Buddha taught that all teachings must be questioned - even his own. In a lesson called the Kalama Sutta he said that teachings should not be followed just because they’re ancient or written in a scripture!
What’s more, all we have in the scriptures are a record of what he taught to specific people. The Buddha would often tailor his answers to best make sense to the person who was asking - or refuse to answer if he thought the person asking would not benefit from the answer. This means that the Buddha’s teachings were specific to his time and place, and while many of the issues he discussed are universal across the ages, some were specific to the way Indian society was 2500 years ago.
So it is legitimate for us to question to what extent any given teaching applies to us in the modern world. This does not mean “think what you like”, but rather “study the teachings of the wise very carefully and then consider their truth as it applies to your own life as it is just at the moment”.
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Theravada, written in Pali. Mula-Sarvāstivāda, written in Sanskrit, but surviving complete only in Tibetan translation.