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Sutra

Sutra Tripitaka

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Learn what the sutra Tripitaka (Tipitaka) means, how its three baskets are organized, how the Sutta Pitaka fits in, and how Buddhist canons differ across traditions.

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Sutra

Sutra Zen

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What sutra Zen means: the Mahayana and Chinese texts Zen draws on, the Heart Sutra and Platform Sutra, Soto chanting texts, and how to read them with care.

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Sutra

Sutras in Mahayana Buddhism

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Learn what sutras in Mahayana Buddhism are, how they are classified, which major texts shape the tradition, and how belief, tradition, and scholarship view their origins.

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Sutra

Sutra Meaning in Sanskrit

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Learn the meaning of sutra in Sanskrit, its root sense of thread and formula, and how sutras function in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain literature, with sourced examples.

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Sutra

Sutra of Complete Enlightenment

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A research-based guide to the Sutra of Complete Enlightenment (Yuanjue jing): its origins, twelve-chapter structure, key teachings, meditation instructions, and Kihwa’s commentary.

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Sutra

Sutra of Great Liberation

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Learn what the Sutra of Great Liberation teaches, how Tibetan Buddhists recite it, what its opening claims mean, and where to find reliable English editions.

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Sutra

Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment

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A sourced guide to the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Yuanjue jing): its origins, twelve-chapter structure, core teachings on original buddhahood, meditation, and its place in Chan, Seon, and Zen.

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Upanishad

Telugu Upanishads

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A guide to the Upanishads in Telugu: what the texts are, how many are counted, the principal ten, examples from Aitareya and Adhyatma, and how to choose a reliable edition.

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Upanishad

Ten Upanishads

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Learn which texts are usually meant by the Ten Upanishads, how they relate to the Vedas, their core ideas on Atman and Brahman, and how traditions and translators read them.

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