Tripitaka: Vinaya Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka Structure and Details

What is the name of the first section of the Tripitaka that deals with monastic discipline?

• Sutta Pitaka

• Vinaya Pitaka

• Abhidhamma Pitaka

• Jataka Tales

Fill in the blank: The Vinaya Pitaka contains ____ books.

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 9

How many rules are there in the Bhikkhu Patimokkha of the Vinaya Pitaka?

• 227

• 311

• 10

• 12

Fill in the blank: The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha contains ____ rules.

• 311

• 227

• 150

• 500

How many Parivara books are there in the Vinaya Pitaka?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Fill in the blank: The Sutta Pitaka contains ____ books.

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 10

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Vinaya Pitaka?

• Sutta Vibhanga

• Khandhaka

• Parivara

• Digha Nikaya

Fill in the blank: The Sutta Pitaka is divided into ____ Nikayas.

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 4

What is the number of books in the Dīgha Nikāya?

• 3 books

• 5 books

• 7 books

• 10 books

How many suttas are there in the Majjhima Nikāya?

• 152 suttas

• 112 suttas

• 200 suttas

• 99 suttas