sutta


su·tra

S0926600 (so͞o′trə)n.1. Hinduism Any of various aphoristic doctrinal summaries produced for memorization generally between 500 and 200 bc and later incorporated into Hindu literature.2. also sut·ta (so͝ot′ə) Buddhism A scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha.
[Sanskrit sūtram, thread, sutra; see syū- in Indo-European roots.]

sutta

(ˈsuːtə) n (Buddhism) a Buddhist scripture