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Sūtra (सूत्र) (Sanskrit) or Sutta (Pāli) literally means a rope or thread that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line, rule, formula), or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. It is derived from the verbal root siv-, meaning to sew (these words, including English to sew and Latinate suture, all derive from PIE *syū-). In Hinduism the 'sutras' form a school of Vedic study, related to and somewhat later than the Upanishads. They served and continue to act as grand treatises on various schools of Hindu Philosophy. They elaborate in succinct verse, sometimes esoteric, Hindu views of metaphysics, cosmogony, the human condition, moksha (liberation), and how to maintain a blissful, dharmic life, in a cosmic spin of karma, reincarnation and desire.
In Buddhism, the term "sutra" refers generally to canonical scriptures that are regarded as records of the oral teachings of Gautama Buddha. In Chinese, these are known as ching. These teachings are assembled in the second part of the Tripitaka which is called Sutra Pitaka. There are also some Buddhist texts, such as the Platform Sutra, that are called sutras despite being attributed to much later authors.
The Pali form of the word, sutta is used exclusively to refer to Buddhist scriptures, particularly those of the Pali Canon.
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Below is a list of sutra]]s, organized alphabetically under the broad categories of Hinduism and Buddhism. More on [ Sutra ]
Unless you let go of them, you can never find peace, you can never rest in Divine Love.
sutras (Sri Sri) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:22:22 -0000
Unless you let go of them, you can never find peace, you can never rest in Divine Love.
We burn with desires. And this burning in desires does not allow you to relaxinto the peace of your Being.
sutras (Sri Sri) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:22:14 -0000
We burn with desires. And this burning in desires does not allow you to relaxinto the peace of your Being.
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Adittapariyaya Sutta - The Fire Sermon.
Ananda Sutta - To Ananda (on Mindfulness of Breathing).
Anapanasati Sutra - Discourse on the mindfulness of breathing
Anapanasati Sutta - Sutra on mindfulness of breathing.
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Anattalakkhana Sutta - The discourse on the not-self characteristic.
Anattalakkhana Sutta - The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.
Bhikkuni Samyutta Suttas - 10 suttas about Mara, the personification of doubt and evil, trying in vain to lure the bhikkhunis (nuns) away from their meditation spots in the forest by asking them provocative questions.
Bhumija Sutta - The discourse to Bhumija.
Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha Vow Sutra - Transalation presented in the form of a seemingly mythic dialogue between the Buddha and Kishitigarbha. Includes historical introduction, the text and a glossary.
Buddha's First Sermon - A reconstruction of Buddha's first sermon. Composed at least several centuries after Siddhartha Gautama's death, contains the essence of what the Buddha taught his earliest disciples.
Buddha's Sermons and Teachings - A version of Buddha's first sermon and a discussion of the nature of Nirvana.
Buddhist Texts - A small collection of various Buddhist teachings and sutras.
Buddhist Information - A large collection of sutras.
Cula-Kammavibhanga Sutta - Buddhist text on how Action differentiates beings in terms of baseness excellence.
Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta - The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya regarding the cosmos.
Cula-Suññata Sutta - The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness.
Cula-Vedalla Sutta - The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.
Culasunnata Sutta - On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.
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Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta - Buddha's teaching about ways in which one is made impure by verbal or mental actions.
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Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta - Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion.
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta - Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth.
Dhammapada - Full English translations of the Dhammapada.
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Dhammapada - The Path Of Dhamma - The Dhammapada consists of 423 verses in Pali uttered by the Buddha on some 305 occasions for the benefit of a wide range of human beings.
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Dhammapada [Gutenberg] - A collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists.
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Dighavu-kumara Vatthu - The Story of Prince Dighavu. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Hiri Sutta - A sutra from the Sutta Nipata, discussing definition of friendship.
Kaccayanagotta Sutta - The sutra on right view.
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Kalama Sutta - This discourse of the Buddha has been described as the Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry. It counters the decrees of dogmatism and blind faith with a vigorous call for free investigation, exhorting one to not rely on what others say in what to believe.
Kayagata-sati Sutta - Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.
Lankavatara Sutra - Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
Lotus of the True Dharma - A sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.
Maha-Cattarisaka Sutta - The Great Forty - a discourse on Right View.
Maha-Nidana Sutta - The Great Causes Discourse.
Maha-Parinibbana Sutta - Sutra on the Last Days of the Buddha. This sutra gives a good summary of the Buddha's Teachings.
Maha-Satipatthana Sutta - The Great Frames of Reference Sutra.
Metta Sutra - The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)
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Metta Sutta - May all beings be at ease....
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Online Mahayana Sutras - Page with various mahayana sutras and a few commentries on sutras. They include Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Sutra of Hui Neng, Amitabha Sutra, and Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Enlightenment Sutra.
Rathakara Sutta (Pacetana Sutta) - The Chariot Maker - Buddha's parable about the straightness of wheels as corresponding to the straightness of practice.
Readings in Theravada Buddhism - Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.
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Reflections On The Three Fold Lotus Sutra - Paper by John R.A. Mayer. Presents reflections on how this text is applicable to issues in contemporary Western philosophy. Contrasts Nichiren and Tendai traditions with Zen.
Sabbasava Sutta - Sutra on All the Fermentations (thoughts that arise in mind).
Sallekha Sutta - The Discourse on Effacement.
Samaññaphala Sutta - The Fruits of the Contemplative Life Sutra. This discourse is one of the masterpieces of the Pali Canon.
Sammaditthi Sutta - The Discourse on Right View.
Sammaditthi Sutta - The Discourse on Right View
Samyutta Nikaya - The third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas).
Satipatthana -- Foundations of Mindfulness - Site is dedicated to the study of sati - a Pali word for the Buddhist concept which is most often translated as mindfulness.
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Satipatthana Sutra - Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
Satipatthana Sutta - The foundations of mindfulness.
Shurangama Sutra - Text, commentaries and articles on content of the sutra and its historical background.
Sigalovada Sutta - The Discourse to Sigala -- The Layperson's Code of Discipline.
Siha Sutta - To General Siha (On Generosity). Anguttara Nikaya V.34.
Sunakkhatta Sutta - The discourse to Sunakkhatta on craving.
The Anattalakkhana Sutta - A document from the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures in which Buddha speaks on not-self characteristic.
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The Dhammapada - A collection of 423 verses containing the Buddha's essential teachings on some 305 occasions for the benefit of a wide range of human beings.
The Gospel of Buddha - A 19th century compilation from a variety of Buddhist texts by Paul Carus. It is modelled on the New Testament. It was very widely read, and was even recommended by Ceylonese Buddhist leaders as a teaching tool for Buddhist children.
The Lotus Sutra - Also known as the White Lotus of the True Dharma or Saddharma-Pundarika Sutta. Translated by Burton Watson.
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The Lotus Sutra - Translated By H. Kern (1884).
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The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law - This is the complete text in English as translated by H. Kern in 1884.
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Upajjhatthana Sutta - Subjects for Contemplation.
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