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سوترا
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thumb|360px|A Sanskrit manuscript page of [[Lotus Sutra (Buddhism) from South Turkestan in Brahmi script]] thumb|360px|A manuscript page from Kalpa Sūtra (Jainism)
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A sutra is a short, memorable saying or aphorism found in ancient Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain texts, often written in Sanskrit. These texts matter because they preserve and transmit core spiritual teachings and philosophical ideas that have shaped Eastern religions and cultures for thousands of years.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary genre
- Subclass of
- Buddhist text
- Image
- Kalpa sutra-Jina's mother dreams c1465.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sutras
- facet of
- Jainism
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- Stack Exchange tag
- buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/sutras
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