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Definition of sutra noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sutra

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/ˈsuːtrə/
 
/ˈsuːtrə/
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  1. a rule or statement in Sanskrit literature, or a set of rules
  2. a Buddhist or Jainist holy textTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    3. Word Originfrom Sanskrit sūtra ‘thread, rule’, from siv ‘sew’.
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