Consider the following statements regarding the structural contents of the Tripitaka corpus compiled by early Buddhist councils:
1. The Vinaya Pitaka details the administrative rules, code of conduct, and legal regulations governing the monastic life of monks.
2. The Sutta Pitaka preserves the core philosophical and doctrinal discourses delivered directly by Gautama Buddha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. The Tripitaka or Three Baskets are the oldest Pali texts of Buddhism. Vinaya Pitaka contains rules for sangha maintenance. Sutta Pitaka is divided into five Nikayas containing actual parables and sermons. The third basket, Abhidhamma Pitaka, systematically arranges these teachings into abstract metaphysical categories.

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