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What is a sutra?

What is a sutra? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
  2. (Buddhism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.
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Rituals for the purpose of communication with the object of worship: Chanting sutra, festivals for the deities.
Shankara's commentary on the Vedanta sutra is thought of more highly than the original sutra written by Badarayana.
Al-Biruni wrote a note on Patanjali's Yoga sutra, Bhagavad-Gita and Sankhyakarika.
A sutra was recited over the body of the insect, and it was duly buried in the temple grounds.
He explained that according to Shankara the sutra says the two eyes of Pundarika are like two lotuses which are red like the nates of a monkey.
It is the sutra that we always sing at the end of the morning and evening zazen.

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