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'''Sutra''' (Skt. sūtra; Tib. ''do''; [[Wyl.]] ''mdo'') The Sanskrit literally means ‘something that was heard from someone else’ and usually connotes ‘a discourse’.
'''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.

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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.