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Sutra: see Sanskrit literature Sanskrit literature, literary works written in Sanskrit constituting the main body of the classical literature of India.
IntroductionThe literature is divided into two main periods—the Vedic (c.1500–c.200 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. . sutraPali suttaIn Hinduism, a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism, a more extended exposition of a subject and the basic form of the scripture of both Theravada and Mahayana traditions. Since the early Indian philosophers did not work with written texts at all, and later philosophers often disdained them, there was a need for very brief explanatory works that could be committed to memory. The earliest sutras were expositions of ritual procedures, but their use spread, and eventually nearly all Indian philosophical systems had their own sutras. See also Avatamsaka-sutra, Diamond Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Tripitaka. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Astanga yoga path has at its base the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the guiding principles on the path of yoga, or Union. He has got more positions on energy than the Kama Sutra," Duncan says. In chapter 2, entitled "Expedient Means," we find out that "the foremost device of the Buddhas" is, in fact, expedient means, a term synonymous with rhetoric (Lotus Sutra 27). |
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