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+ | '''[[Sutra]]''' (Skt. ''[[sūtra]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[མདོ་]]}}, ''do''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[mdo]]'') — the [[Sanskrit]] literally means ‘[[something that was heard from someone else]]’ and usually connotes ‘a [[discourse]]’. | ||
+ | *It refers to the [[discourses]] that the [[Buddha]] gave. | ||
+ | *‘[[Sutra]]’, as {{Wiki|distinct}} from ‘[[tantra]]’. The entire teachings of the [[Buddha]] can be {{Wiki|distinguished}} as either [[sutra]] or [[tantra]]. | ||
+ | * One of the [[three pitakas|three collections]] of the [[Buddha]]’s teachings: [[Vinaya]], [[Sutra]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[མདོ་སྡེ་]]}}, ''[[do de]]'') and [[Abhidharma]]. Here, the [[Sutras]] are related primarily to [[meditation]], and are said to be the remedy for the [[poison]] of [[anger]] and [[aggression]]. | ||
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+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | *{{84000|http://read.84000.co/#!Section/O4JW3334JW510|General Sūtra Section}} | ||
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+ | [[sutra]]; An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing [[religious]] and [[philosophical]] instruction. In [[buddhism]], it refers to a {{Wiki|discourse}} by the [[Buddha]] or one of his major [[disciples]]. The [[Sutra]] collection is one of the [[three divisions]] of the [[Buddhist scriptures]]. | ||
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+ | see also; [[Sūtra]] | ||
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+ | [http://www.ymba.org/glossary www.ymba.org] | ||
+ | [[Category:Sutras]] |
Latest revision as of 11:59, 31 October 2023
[[Image:Dharma.JPG|frame|Texts from the Longchen Nyingtik Field of merit)] Sutra (Skt. sūtra; Tib. མདོ་, do; Wyl. mdo) — the Sanskrit literally means ‘something that was heard from someone else’ and usually connotes ‘a discourse’.
- It refers to the discourses that the Buddha gave.
- ‘Sutra’, as distinct from ‘tantra’. The entire teachings of the Buddha can be distinguished as either sutra or tantra.
- One of the three collections of the Buddha’s teachings: Vinaya, Sutra (Tib. མདོ་སྡེ་, do de) and Abhidharma. Here, the Sutras are related primarily to meditation, and are said to be the remedy for the poison of anger and aggression.
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sutra; An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing religious and philosophical instruction. In buddhism, it refers to a discourse by the Buddha or one of his major disciples. The Sutra collection is one of the three divisions of the Buddhist scriptures.
see also; Sūtra