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Sutra

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A thread-like scripture or teaching text-word of Indian and Buddhist speech. Not a koan, and not every sacred book.

Also known as Sutta

Buddhist traditions

Sutra appears in Buddhist traditions.
The Lotus Sūtra is a named Mahāyāna sūtra. A Buddhist scripture-thread form in that text, not a kōan and not every sacred book.
from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older
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sources

The Lotus Sutra · Burton Watson (translation)
Burton Watson, The Lotus Sutra.