‖n.; pl.Sutras [ Skr. s&unr_;tra a thread, a string of rules; an aphorism; fr. siv to sew. ] 1.(a) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule. (b) A collection of such aphorisms. [ 1913 Webster ]
2.pl. A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between the Vedic and later Sanscrit literature. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]
[大乘, dà chéng, ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ]Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond#52620[Add to Longdo]
[华严经 / 華嚴經, huá yán jīng, ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ]Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra#104147[Add to Longdo]
[四十二章经 / 四十二章經, sì shí èr zhāng jīng, ㄙˋ ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄓㄤ ㄐㄧㄥ]The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)[Add to Longdo]
[华严经大方广佛 / 華嚴經大方廣佛, huá yán jīng dà fāng guǎng fó, ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄛˊ]Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra[Add to Longdo]
[解深密经 / 解深密經, Jiě shēn mì jīng, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄣ ㄇㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ]Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha[Add to Longdo]
[けごん, kegon](n) (1) { Buddh } avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); (2) (abbr) (See 華厳経) Avatamska sutra; (3) (abbr) (See 華厳宗) Kegon (sect of Buddhism)[Add to Longdo]
[きょうだい, kyoudai](n) (1) title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra); (2) (See 巻き物・まきもの・1) title on a scroll or rolled book[Add to Longdo]
[ごさいえ;みさいえ, gosaie ; misaie](n) (See 金光明最勝王経) imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)[Add to Longdo]
[ずし, zushi](n) (1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.)[Add to Longdo]