sutra (redirected from sutta)

su·tra  (str)

n.

1. Hinduism Any of various aphoristic doctrinal summaries produced for memorization generally between 500 and 200 b.c. and later incorporated into Hindu literature.

2. also sut·ta (st) Buddhism A scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha.

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[Sanskrit stram, thread, sutra; see sy- in Indo-European roots.]

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sutra - a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization Sanskrit literature - Hindu literature written in Sanskrit