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Various definitions of 'canon'...
http://oxforddictionaries.com/defini...m_en_gb0120370
a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine http://www.thefreedictionary.com/canon
5. a. A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canon
[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, standard]
a : an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture
b : the authentic works of a writer
c : a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works Elsewhere...
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/
The Tipitaka (Pali ti, "three," + pitaka, "baskets"), or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The Tipitaka and the paracanonical Pali texts (commentaries, chronicles, etc.) together constitute the complete body of classical Theravada texts.
The Pali Canon is a vast body of literature: in English translation the texts add up to thousands of printed pages. http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/...theracanon.htm
The Pali Canon is the complete scripture collection of the Theravada school. Is asking what's the Pali for The (Pali) Canon the same thing? See below... http://www.dictionary.tamilcube.com/...ictionary.aspx
Close Match: canon : dhammaganthāvali ; niyamāvali . vinayapiṭaka . dhammādhikārī
Related:
buddhist canon : tipiṭaka .
तिपिटक ; tipiṭaka ; the 3 divisions of the Buddhist Canon .
तिपिटकपाळि ; tipiṭakapāḷi ; the Buddhist Canon (having three baskets or portions)