The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1860 page)

(Skt.). In Hinduism, the process of ‘question and answer’, through which teaching proceeds.

 
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(Skt., ‘system’ + ‘threefold’). The three authoritative sources, in
Advaita
Hinduism, of
Ved
nta
, the
Upani
ads
, the
Bhagavad-g
t
, the
Brahma-s
tras
.

 
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(Skt.; P
li,
p
timokkha
). Part of the Buddhist
Vinaya
-pitaka, containing the rules for
bhik
us
(monks) and for bhik
unis (nuns). It is recited at every
uposatha
ceremony. Originally, public confession of fault against the code was made, but this became an individual confession prior to the ceremony, with a silent assent at its conclusion. Three codes survive:
Therav
din
(227 rules for bhik
us, 311 for bhik
unis), Mula-
Sarvastiv
din
(258 and 366), and Dharmaguptaka (250 and 348).