Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. [1][2]

Buddha teaches the Nadi Sutta: overcoming the assumptions of self with the River Sutra; the river of Samsara cannot be escaped by clinging to the notion of an “abiding self”

Early Buddhist texts and modern translations. Suttas (sutras) from the Tipitaka (Tripitaka) in Pali, Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan with the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness, insight, wisdom, …

May 28, 2025 · Buddhist sutras are short passages that contain spiritual teachings. The sutra means “thread” in Sanskrit. Contextually, it refers to a thread of verses that form a manual. …

Sutra, in Hinduism, a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism, a more extended exposition, the basic form of the scriptures of both the Theravada (Way of Elders) and Mahayana (Greater …

So while reading a sutra, we should reflect on our speech, action, and mind, to check if they go against the Buddha’s teachings. If yes, then we should mend our ways soon and cultivate …

Oct 14, 2020 · A sutra (Sanskrit for “thread”) is a written work in the belief systems of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism which is understood to accurately preserve important teachings of the …

Sutras constitute Buddhism’s core texts as they compile the teachings of the Buddha along with those from his enlightened followers. For more than two and a half millennia sacred scriptures …

Sutra (S. sūtra; P. sutta; T. mdo; C. jing; J. kyō; K. kyŏng 經). A discourse attributed to the Buddha himself or one of his close disciples speaking under the Buddha's authority. All of the sutras …

Jan 2, 2024 · Sutras are ancient texts that are still deeply meaningful today. Six dharma teachers each unpack a beloved sutra.