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sutra::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | sanskrit literature |
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They also teach magical dharanis to protect followers who also uphold the sutra.
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In 1826, he was enrolled at Drepung Monastery and mastered both sutra and tantra.
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The sutra contains Singapore-style Hokkien romanization to help in the recitation.
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Numbers of Mahayana sutra record Buddha praising the virtue of avoiding meat.
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In the sutra, he is also described by his aura of lapis lazuli-colored light.
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A shorter, reconstructed version of the sutra claimed to be closer to the original.
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One wall is gone, reduced to a stack of wood, smudged sutra books, idols and garbage.
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Only half of the scroll survives, bearing the first part of an obscure Buddhist sutra.
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What Kanada declared by sutra, Democritus declared by philosophical musing.
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- A rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
- A sutra (IAST: su016Btra u0938u0942u0924u094Du0930) is a Sanskrit word that means "string, thread". In Indian literary traditions, it also refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text. sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
- Sutra was a Serbian daily tabloid. During its short two-month run it was published in Belgrade.
- (Sutras (album)) Sutras is the nineteenth studio album, and twenty-second album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK (American Recordings 74321 39743 2) and the US (American Recordings 43705) on October 14, 1996. ...
- A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy; A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha
- A dialogue or sermon attributed to the Buddha. The sutras and their commentaries form one-third of the Buddhist Canon. (The other two parts are the Shastras and Abhidharma.)
- In Theravada, a historical discourse of the Buddha as passed down by oral tradition and ultimately committed to writing (the Suttapitaka was not actually compiled in written form until circa 80 B.C.E., around the same time as the earliest Mahayana sutras were set down in writing). ...
- (Sanskrit) Discourse or section of teachings
- (Lit. thread.) An epithet of the Cosmic Soul conceived as the thread that holds together all creatures and the universe; the same as Hiranyagarbha, Prana and Vayu. The word (with small s) also denotes an aphoristic statement.
