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| su·tra [ strə ] (plural su·tras) |
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1. summary of Hindu teaching: a short aphoristic summary of the teachings of Hinduism, created to be memorized and later incorporated into Hindu literature
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2. Buddhist text: a classic religious text of Buddhism, especially one regarded as a discourse of the Buddha
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| [Early 19th century. < Sanskrit sūtram "aphorism," literally "thread"] |
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