SUTRAS

Meaning of SUTRAS in English

( pl. )

of Sutra

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SUTRAS — (pl. ) of Sutra
Английский словарь Webster
SUTRAS — pl of sutra.
Webster English vocab
SUTRA/SUTTA — (1) As in Hinduism, a term meaning sacred text. (2) The Sutra Pitaka is one of the three divisions of …
Buddhism English Glossary
PRAJNA-PARAMITA SUTRA — This term refers to a collection of 40 Mahayana sutras which all deal with prajna and its attainment. This was …
Buddhism English Glossary
VEDANTA — One of the six orthodox systems ( Hinduism . Its three fundamental texts are the Upanishads , the Bhagavadgita , …
Английский словарь Британика
SUTTA PITAKA — Major section of the Tripitaka , the canon of Theravada Buddhism, largely attributed to the Buddha himself. It is divided …
Английский словарь Британика
SUTRA — I Pali sutta In Hinduism , a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism , a more extended exposition of a subject …
Английский словарь Британика
MANJUSRI — In Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva personifying supreme wisdom. He is usually considered a celestial being, though some traditions give him …
Английский словарь Британика
T'IEN T'AI — tēˈenˈtī, ˈtyenˈtī noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st T & often capitalized 2d T Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) t'ien 1 t'ai 2 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAJNA-PARAMITA — /pruj"nyah pah rum"i teuh, pruj"neuh-/ , n. Buddhism. 1. a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUTRA — (Sanskritthread) Pali sutta in Hinduism, a brief, aphoristic composition; in Buddhism, a more extended exposition, the basic form of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DHARMASHASTRA — also spelled Dharmasastra, Sanskrit Dharma-sastra (righteousness science), ancient Indian body of jurisprudence that is still fundamentally the family law of …
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BHASYA — (Sanskrit: that which has to be discussed), in Indian philosophy, a long commentary on a basic text of a system …
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VISISTADVAITA — (Sanskrit: Nonduality of the Qualified), one of the principal schools of Vedanta, an orthodox philosophy of India. This school grew …
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VEDANTA — one of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy and the one that forms the basis of most modern …
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SUKHAVATI — (Sanskrit: Pure Land), in Mahayana Buddhism, the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha, described in the Pure Land sutras (Sukhavati-vyuha-sutras). …
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SRAUTA-SUTRA — any of a number of Hindu ritual manuals used by priests engaged in the performance of the grander Vedic sacrifices, …
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PURE LAND BUDDHISM
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PATAJALI — flourished 2nd century BC, or 5th century AD also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra author or one of the authors of …
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KUMARILA — flourished AD 730 also called Kumarilla-bhatta South Indian dialectician, teacher, and interpreter of Jaimini's Mimamsa-sutras (The Profound-Thought Sutras), or Purva-mimamsa …
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KALPA-SUTRA — a text held in great honour by the Svetambara sect of Jainism, a religion of India. It deals with the …
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JAINISM — a religion and philosophy of India, founded in about the 6th century BC by Vardhamana, who is known as Mahavira …
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JAINA CANON — the sacred texts of Jainism, a religion of India, whose authenticity is disputed between sects. The Svetambara canon consists principally …
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INDIAN PHILOSOPHY — the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Three basic concepts form …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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GRHYA-SUTRA — any of the Hindu religious manuals detailing the domestic (grhya) religious ceremonies performed by the householder over his own fire. …
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AMITAYUR-DHYANA-SUTRA — (Sanskrit: Discourse Concerning Meditation on Amitayus), one of three texts basic to Pure Land Buddhism. Together with the larger and …
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ADVAITA — (Sanskrit: "Nondualism," or "Monism"), most influential of the schools of Vedanta, an orthodox philosophy of India. While its followers find …
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ABHISAMAYALANKARALOKA — (Sanskrit: "Illumination of the Abhisamayalankara"), important contribution to exegetical literature on the Prajparamita- ("Perfection of Wisdom") sutras of the Mahayana …
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SUTRA — n. Pali sutta In Hinduism , a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism , a more extended exposition of a subject …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUTTA PITAKA — Major section of the Tripitaka , the canon of Theravada Buddhism, largely attributed to the Buddha himself. It is divided …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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