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'''Sutra''' | '''Sutra''' (Skt. sūtra; Tib. ''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. | *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. | *‘Sutra’, as distinct from ‘[[tantra]]’. The entire teachings of the Buddha can be distinguished as either sutra or tantra. | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 12 September 2008
Sutra (Skt. sūtra; Tib. 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 and Abhidharma. Here, the Sutras are related primarily to meditation, and are said to be the remedy for the poison of anger and aggression.