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