Category Sutras

A manuscript page from Kalpa Sūtra (Jainism)

In , a sutta or is a part of the canonical literature.

The term sutta or sutra probably has roots in sūkta (su + ukta), “well spoken” from the belief that “all that was spoken by the Lord was well-spoken”.

They share the character of sermons of “well spoken” with the Jaina sutras.

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