Sutra
A sutra (IAST: sūtra सूत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "string, thread". In Indian literary traditions, it also refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text.Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
In Hinduism, Sutra denotes a distinct type of literary composition, a compilation of short aphoristic statements. Each sutra is any short rule, like a theorem distilled into few words or syllables, around which "teachings of ritual, philosophy, grammar or any field of knowledge" can be woven. The oldest sutras of Hinduism are found in the Brahmana and Aranyaka layers of the Vedas. Every school of Hindu philosophy, Vedic guides for rites of passage, various fields of arts, law and social ethics developed respective sutras, which helped teach and transmit ideas from one generation to the next.
In Buddhism, sutra or sutta refers mostly to canonical scriptures, many of which are regarded as records of the oral teachings of Gautama Buddha. The Pali form of the word, sutta, is used exclusively to refer to the scriptures of the early Pali Canon, the only texts recognized by Theravada Buddhism as canonical.
Latest News for: sutra
Hag još bez odluke o optužnici protiv Tačija, rok ističe sutra
Radio Free Europe 23 Oct 2020Sutra izbor predsednika Skupštine Srbije
Radio Free Europe 21 Oct 2020A kama sutra of sexual imagination! As a £2 million collection of erotic drawings by ...
The Daily Mail 08 Oct 2020Exhibition features pottery engraved with sutra
Vietnam News 30 Sep 2020'Prakasam SP's 'Dasa Sutras' worth nationwide implementation'
The Times of India 20 Sep 2020Prakasam police’s ‘Dasha Sutras’ nominated for SKOCH award
The Hindu
19 Sep 2020
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2021: Rocky Mountain High But here comes India's Dram-A Sutra
Canada Newswire 16 Sep 2020Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2021: Rocky Mountain High But here comes India's Dram-A Sutra English English
PR Newswire 16 Sep 2020These oils are specially made for your belly button - Nabhi Sutra
DNA India 11 Sep 2020WFH turns out to be cost-saving kaam-sutra for gujarat’s firms
The Times of India 11 Sep 2020CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Sue's so perky even a hit of Kama Sutra ...
The Daily Mail 08 Sep 2020Medicinska sestra: 'Ljubim djecu danas kao da to sutra neću moći'
Radio Free Europe 24 Jul 2020- 1
- 2
- Next page »
