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sutta

sutta is the alternative form of sutra.

Meaning of sutra

Noun

sutra (plural sutras)

  1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
  2. (Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.
    • Shepard: This Code of the Justicar seems central to your life.
      Samara: It is five thousand sutras, and covers every situation one can encounter. I have memorized every word. There is only the Code.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2

Forms of sutta

pluralsuttas

Origin of sutta

From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra.

Questions about sutta

What is sutta the alternative form of?
Sutta is the alternative form of sutra.

Words near sutta in the dictionary

  1. sutras
  2. Sutratman
  3. SUTs
  4. Sutsien
  5. Sutskever
  6. sutta
  7. suttas
  8. suttee
  9. sutteeism
  10. suttees
  11. Sutter

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