What are the three parts of the Tripitaka in Buddhist literature?

The Tripitaka consists of the Vinaya Pitaka (monastic discipline), Sutta Pitaka (Buddha's discourses), and Abhidhamma Pitaka (philosophical analysis of mind and reality).

How many Jataka tales exist in the Pali Canon?

The Pali Canon's Khuddaka Nikaya contains 547 Jataka tales, each recounting a previous life of the Bodhisattva cultivating the ten perfections (paramis).

What role did Nalanda University play in preserving Buddhist literature?

Nalanda (427–1193 CE) housed a nine-story library with an estimated 9 million manuscripts, trained scholars like Xuanzang, and served as the primary center for copying, studying, and transmitting Buddhist texts across Asia.