Buddhist texts
Sacred Eastern writings
Buddhist texts are the scriptures, commentaries, and teachings that form the written foundation of Buddhism.
The earliest collections, called sutras or suttas, claim to record the Buddha's own words.
Different Buddhist traditions preserve distinct canons: the Pali Canon in Theravada Buddhism, various Chinese and Tibetan collections in Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions.
She spent years studying Buddhist texts in translation.
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
- sutraEastern religious discourse
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- BuddhaghosaTheravada's foremost commentator
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