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su·tra S0926600 (so͞o′trə)n.1. Hinduism Any of various aphoristic doctrinal summaries produced for memorization generally between 500 and 200 bc and later incorporated into Hindu literature.2. also sut·ta (so͝ot′ə) Buddhism A scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha. [Sanskrit sūtram, thread, sutra; see syū- in Indo-European roots.]sutra (ˈsuːtrə) n1. (Hinduism) Hinduism Sanskrit sayings or collections of sayings on Vedic doctrine dating from about 200 ad onwards2. (Hinduism) (modifier) Hinduism a. of or relating to the last of the Vedic literary periods, from about 500 to 100 bc: the sutra period. b. of or relating to the sutras or compilations of sutras of about 200 ad onwards3. (Buddhism) Buddhism collections of dialogues and discourses of classic Mahayana Buddhism dating from the 2nd to the 6th centuries ad[C19: from Sanskrit: list of rules]su•tra (ˈsu trə) n., pl. -tras. 1. a collection of Hindu aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life. 2. Pali, sut•ta (ˈsʊt ə) any of the sermons of Buddha. [1795–1805; < Skt sūtra] sutraThe Buddha’s words or a guru’s commentary on the Buddha’s words.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sutra - a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorizationSanskrit literature - Hindu literature written in Sanskrit | TranslationsSutraenUK
Sutra: see Sanskrit literatureSanskrit literature, literary works written in Sanskrit constituting the main body of the classical literature of India. Introduction
The literature is divided into two main periods—the Vedic (c.1500–c.200 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. .Sutra an ancient Indian treatise dealing with such subjects as philosophy, morals, politics, law, or grammar and presented in the form of a collection of didactic aphorisms. Sutras appeared in the middle of the first millennium B.C. Philosophical sutras are thought to have appeared, in the form in which they have come down to us, in the fifth century A.D.; the dharmasutras—anthologies which set out the law—date from the first to third centuries A.D. The famous monument of Indian literature, the Arthashastra, is also written in the form of sutras. SUTRA
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