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契經
Also known as sūtra, Hindu sutra, sutras, Sutra
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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契經（天城體梵語：सूत्र，羅馬化：sūtra；巴利語：sutta），又稱線經、长行，音譯修多羅、素怛纜，簡稱經。原義為線，原是古代印度的一種散文文體。印度教、佛教与耆那教，都有被稱為契經的經典。 印度教中一般是指格言性質的短文。佛教中是指三藏十二部經典（十二分教）的一種。表示佛陀所說的法如同絲線，能貫穿一切義。上契諸佛之理，下契眾生之機，謂之契；貫穿諸法深義，攝持所化眾生，謂之經。在九分教與十二分教中，修多羅包括經與律，後世則專指三藏中的經藏。
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