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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. |
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| This work consists of three portions: the Vinaya Pitaka (the "Basket of Discipline" or rules for monastic living), the Sutta Pitaka (the "Basket of Writings," transcriptions of the Buddha's discourses), and the Abhidamma Pitaka (the "Basket of Special Teachings," [an] analysis of the philosophy and psychology of the Buddha's teachings). Steve Sutta knows what happens to recycling companies that aren't prepared for market downturns: They tend to disappear. Putting it succinctly, Steve Sutta, president of paper recycling firm Sutta Co. |
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