Sutra

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Hinduism Any of various aphoristic doctrinal summaries produced for memorization generally between 500 and 200 B.C. and later incorporated into Hindu literature.
  • n. Buddhism A scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
  • n. A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • n. A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.
  • n. A collection of such aphorisms.
  • n. A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between the Vedic and later Sanscrit literature.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Sanskrit lit., a body of rules or precepts. ; ;
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
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    precept    aphorism   
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    sutras    Scripture    tantra    tanha    scriptural