Definitions for sutra

sutra su·tra

Spelling: [soo-truh]
IPA: /ˈsu trə/

Sutra is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in sutra (arstu).

Definitions for sutra

noun

  1. Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
  2. Pali sutta [soo t-uh] /ˈsʊt ə/ (Show IPA). Buddhism. any of the sermons of Buddha.
  3. one of the approximately 4000 rules or aphorisms that constitute Panini's grammar of Sanskrit.

Origin of sutra

First recorded in 1795-1805, sutra is from the Sanskrit word sūtra

Examples for sutra

I will ascend that rock; read the sutra of the Lady Kwannon.

sutra recitation and incantation were ceaselessly performed at Court.

In this way the great commentator seeks to reconcile teaching apparently contradictory in this sutra.

A sutra was recited over the body of the insect, and it was duly buried in the temple grounds.

Having washed his hands, he spent some time in reading a Kiô (sutra), and in this manner the winter-time passed away.

One called 'Jayamangla' or 'sutrabashya,' and the other 'sutra vritti.'

Have you not heard what Buddha says in the sutra (where he bids his followers), not to despise the little child?

Sankara maintains that the sutra in question teaches the latter; the soul is everywhere.

Again the reading of the sutra began, the intonation of the nembutsu.

The word "sutra" denotes literally "threads," and is used by Brahmanic writers for short, dry sentences, brief expositions.

Word Value for sutra
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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