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• The emperor's emissaries returned from Khotan in six years with Buddhist monks, classics (sutras) and ikons.1973 February 18, “Taiwan's contemplative religion”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 6, Taipei, page 2. From the entry Khotan
• This wide variety of genuinely contradictory holy sutras generated a serious problem in later Chinese and Japanese Buddhism.2004, Robert Zeuschner, “Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism”, in Asian Thought: Traditions of India, China, Japan & Tibet, volume I, Echo…. From the entry contradictory
• Master Qingshui left home at an early age to become a monk, and quickly became renowned for his intelligence and mastery of the sutras.(Can we date this quote?), “Longshan temple [四鯤鯓龍山寺]”, in Office of English as the Second Official Language, Tainan City Government…. From the entry Yongchun
• Wild thing asana executed without any self-concept modification isn't yoga therapy, and neither is rote memorization of the sutras without enactment of the principles into one's daily behaviors.2018, Matthew J. Taylor, Yoga Therapy as a Creative Response to Pain, page 34. From the entry wild thing
• "In the monasteries, they only learn Tibetan and the sutras," said Deji, the top government official in Lhoka prefecture, who like many Tibetans has only one name.2003 September 19, Philip P. Pan, “In the Name of the Panchen Lama”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on…. From the entry Lhoka

Meaning of sutra

1. noun A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
2. noun A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.

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Questions about the plural of sutra

What is the plural of sutra?

The plural of sutra is sutras.

Is sutra countable?

Sutra is a countable noun.