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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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In the sutra, the phrase 'world sea' is used instead of the simple word 'world', suggesting the presence of multiple worlds.
A sutra was recited over the body of the insect, and it was duly buried in the temple grounds.
It is the sutra that we always sing at the end of the morning and evening zazen.
Each morning in the sutra hall he would respond vigorously to the drum and gong accompanying the recitation of the Heart Sutra.
A sutra is a code that expresses the essence of all knowledge in a minimum of words.
According to the sutra system, this indivisibility of method and wisdom refers to wisdom affected by method and method affected by wisdom.

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