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Sutra (सूत्र) inside Sanskrit is derived from a verb √siv, meaning to sew. Astoundingly, these are the basis of a word however within utilise in todays world, suture. It literally means the rope or even even even thread, & other metaphorically refers to an apophthegm (or line, rule, formulthe), or the collection of such apothegm in the form of a manual. Inside Hinduism the 'sutras' form a school of Vedic study, related to & somewhat down a road than the Upanishads. It served & prove my point to work when grand treatises in various schools of Hindu Philosophy. It elaborate around summary verse, occasionally esoteric, Hindu views of metaphysics, cosmology, a human being problem, moksha (liberation), and how to maintain the blissful, dharmic life, in the cosmic spin of karma, reincarnation and desire.

Inside Buddhism, the term "sutra" refers typically to canonical scriptures that are look on records of the unwritten teachings of Gautama Buddha. These teachings come assembled in the 2nd a share of the Tripitaka which is called Sutra Pitaka. There are too occasionally Buddhist texts, like a Platform Sutra, that are known as sutras despite existence attributed to great deal late authors.

A Pali form of the word sutra is sutta, and is utilized only to refer to Buddhist scriptures, particularly victims of the Pali Canon.

Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra
Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra. Translated from the Chinese Version of Kumarajiva by Nishu Utsuki.

Sukhavativyuha Sutra
The Sutra on the Buddha of Eternal Life. Translated from the Sanskrit by F. Max Mueller edited by Richard St. Clair.

The Sutra of Contemplation on Buddha Amitayus
This English translation by J. Takakusu published originally as vol. XLIX of The Sacred Books of the East series (Oxford, 1894, public domain) has been edited for ease of reading and comprehension by modern readers.

The Sutra of Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life
This Sutra played a central role in the emergence of Pure Land Buddhism as a major Buddhist school. 

The Collected Works of Shinran
Online publication of the translated complete works of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), founder of Jodo-Shinshu or True Pure Land School of Buddhism.

The Buddha's expounding of the Amitabha Sutra!
Dragon Flower Ch'an Temple translation

The Smaller Pure Land Sutra
Translated into Chinese by Hsuan-tsang (T367) Translated into English by Charles Patton Version 1.1 (Last Revised: 2/6/98)

The Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Sûtra
The Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Sûtra (by Charles Patton) This is a PDF File.

The Larger Sukhavati-Vyuha
The Larger Sukhavati-Vyuha. Description of Sukhavati, The Land of Bliss.

Amitabha Sadhana
Instructions on the Amitabha Sadhana.


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