List of sutras
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Below is a list of sutras organized alphabetically under the broad categories of Hinduism and Buddhism. Note that there is considerable difficulty in fixing the period of the various sutras.
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Sutras primarily associated with Hinduism
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Vedanga
- Shiksha (phonetics)
- Chandas (metrics)
- Vyakarana (grammar)
- Ashtadhyayi (Panini), discussing grammar
- Nirukta (etymology)
- Jyotisha (astronomy)
- Kalpa (ritual)
- Srauta Sutras, performance of sacrifices
- Sulba Sutras, architecture of sacrificial area
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Vedanta
- Brahma Sutras (or Vedanta Sutra) (Badarayana)
- Smarta Sutras, covering domestic life
- Grhya Sutras
- Samayacarika or Dharma Sutras
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Hindu philosophy
- Yoga Sutras; (Patanjali)
- Nyaya Sutras, on logic
- Vaisesika Sutra
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Sutras primarily associated with Buddhism
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Pali sutras
- Digha Nikaya: 34 sutras, including
- Brahmajala Sutta, a critique of 64 'wrong views' current at the time of the Buddha
- Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the last days of the Buddha, Theravada version
- Majjhima Nikaya: 152 sutras, including
- Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta, on questions that lead to a thicket of views and on the extinguished fire as a metaphor for nirvana
- Anapanasati Sutta, a discourse on the method of being mindful of the breath
- Satipatthana Sutta
- Samyutta Nikaya: 2,889 sutras, including
- Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Buddha's first discourse on the nature of his enlightenment
- Upanisa Sutta, on the two types of conditionality
- Anguttara Nikaya: 2,308 sutras, including
- Kalama Sutta, the Buddha's advice to the Kalamas on how to decide which practices are correct
- Metta Sutta, a rhapsody on the quality of universal loving-kindness
- Khuddaka Nikaya: 266 sutras and miscellaneous texts, including
- Dhammapada, a collection of sayings and aphorisms thought to be amongst the oldest texts
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Mahayana sutras
- Amitabha Sutra, or Smaller Pure Land Sutra
- Avatamsaka Sutra or Flower Garland Sutra (Chinese: Huayan Jing)
- Contemplation Sutra, important in Pure Land Buddhism
- Diamond Sutra
- Heart Sutra, important in Zen Buddhism
- Infinite Life Sutra, or Large Pure Land Sutra
- Lankavatara Sutra
- Lotus Sutra, foundational text of Tiantai and Nichiren sects
- Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the last days of the Buddha, Mahayana version
- Perfection of Wisdom or Prajñāparamita Sutras
- Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
- Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Chinese: Yuanjue Jing)
- Shurangama Sutra
- Sutra in Forty-Two Sections
- Sutra of Golden Light, important in Japanese Buddhism
- Ten Stages Sutra
- The Blessing of the Original Vow of the Master of Healing, Azure Radiance Tathagata
- Ullambana Sutra
- Vimalakirti-nirdesa Sutra
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Vajrayana sutras
- Mahavairocana Sutra also known as the Mahavairocanādhisambodhi Tantra.
- Vajrasekhara Sutra
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Other Sutras
- Kama Sutra, written by Vyatsayana, based on Hinduism. It is famous for its explanations of sexual positions.
- Smokey the Bear Sutra, Written by American poet Gary Snyder (b. 1930) in 1969, which presents 20th century environmental concerns and convictions in the form of a Buddhist sutra. It is widely available on the internet due to the author's grant of free reproduction of the text. See Wikisource - Smokey the Bear Sutra.
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