Kinh (Sutra)

Sutta Sutra

A discourse attributed to the Buddha or occasionally to a senior disciple. The word literally means 'thread' — a thread of teaching. In the Pali Canon, suttas are organized into five collections (nikayas). Mahayana sutras form a vast additional body of scripture.

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Pali
Sutta
Tiếng Phạn
Sutra

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