Naiten
Transcription of the words of the Buddha
Buddhism
A sutra, naiten (内典) in Japanese, is the written transcription of the teachings of the historical Buddha. By extension, great Buddhist masters also composed their own commentaries and sacred texts.
One of the best-known sutras, centrally important on the Shikoku pilgrimage, is the Heart Sutra: Hannya Shingyō.
- In English
- Transcription of the words of Buddha
- Other spellings
- sūtra · sûtra · sutra
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