The Buddha identified the threefold training (Sanskrit: triśikṣā; Pali: tisikkhā; or simply śikṣā or sikkhā) as training in:
- higher virtue (Pali adhisīla-sikkhā, Skt. adhiśīlaśikṣa)
- higher mind (Pali adhicitta-sikkhā, Skt. samādhiśikṣa)
- higher wisdom (Pali adhipaññā-sikkhā, Skt. prajñāśikṣa)
