sutra
真经,本经,本草纲目,真言实语
Definitions
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- : Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- : Pali sut·ta [soot-uh]. /ˈsʊt ə/. Buddhism. any of the sermons of Buddha.
- : one of the approximately 4000 rules or aphorisms that constitute Panini's grammar of Sanskrit.
Examples
Tripitaka, as the monk is nicknamed, has been tasked by China’s emperor to bring back special sutras of salvation from Thunderclap Monastery on Soul Mountain.
Certainly it was more fun than yoga, which is, as far as I can tell, Kama Sutra for the lonely.
She is the author of Teenage Waistland, but her greatest claim to fame is naming “Karamel Sutra” ice cream for Ben and Jerry's.
The word "sutra" denotes literally "threads," and is used by Brahmanic writers for short, dry sentences, brief expositions.
In this way the great commentator seeks to reconcile teaching apparently contradictory in this Sutra.
Sankara maintains that the Sutra in question teaches the latter; the soul is everywhere.
Still, a man who could not kiss properly after reading the Kama Sutra would be a dullard indeed.
Most of the early sects, as will be seen, were founded upon some particular sutra, or upon selections or collections of sutras.