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Scripture vs Sutra - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between scripture and sutra

is that scripture is the Aqdas while sutra is a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.

scripture

English

(wikipedia Scripture)

Noun

(en proper noun)
  • the Aqdas
  • the Hebrew Tanakh
  • the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible.
  • the Adi Granth
  • the Avesta
  • the Book of Shadows
  • the Raelian Sensual Meditation
  • the Moslem Koran
  • the Poetic Edda
  • The Tripitaka
  • The Veda
  • the religious text of a given religion

    • sutra

    English

    (wikipedia sutra)

    Alternative forms

    * Sutra, * sutta

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
  • (Buddhism, Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.

    • Related terms

    * Kamasutra

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