List of sutras
Below is a
list of sutras organized alphabetically under the broad categories of
Hinduism and
Buddhism.
Sutras primarily associated with Hinduism
Note: there is considerable difficulty in fixing the period of the various Sutras.
\nVedic sutras (800-300 BC)
- Kalpa Sutras, covering rituals\n** Srauta Sutras -- performance of sacrifices\n** Sulba Sutras -- architecture of sacrificial area\n* Smarta Sutras, covering domestic life\n** Grhya Sutras \n** Samayacarika or Dharma Sutras \n* Ashtadhyayi (Panini) -- grammar
Sutras of Hindu Philosophy
Sutras primarily associated with Buddhism
Pali Suttas
\n*Anapanasati Sutta, a discourse on the method of being mindful of the breath. Probably the most widely taught and practiced Buddhist meditation\n*Brahmajala Sutta, a critique of 64 'wrong views' current at the time of the Buddha\n*Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Buddha's first Discourse on the nature of his enlightenment. \n*Dhammapada, a collection of sayings and aphorisms thought to be amongst the oldest texts\n*Goshinga Sutta\n*Kalama Sutta\n*Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the last days of the Buddha, Theravada version\n*Metta Sutta, a rhapsody on the quality of universal loving kindness\n*Satipathana Sutta\n*Upanisa Sutta, on the two types of conditionality
Mahayana Sutras
\n*Amitabha Sutra, or Smaller Pure Land Sutra\n*Avatamsaka Sutra or Flower Garland Sutra (Chinese: Huayan Jing)\n*Contemplation Sutra, important in Pure Land Buddhism\n*Diamond Sutra\n*Heart Sutra, important in Zen Buddhism\n*Infinite Life Sutra, or Large Pure Land Sutra\n*Lankavatara Sutra\n*Lotus Sutra, foundational text of Tiantai and Nichiren sects \n*Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the last days of the Buddha, Mahayana version\n*Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch\n*Perfection of Wisdom or Prajñāparamita Sutras\n*Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Chinese: Yuanjue Jing)\n*Shurangama Sutra\n*Sutra in Forty-Two Sections\n*Sutra of Golden Light, important in Japanese Buddhism
see also: Buddhist Texts : Mahayana texts section.
Vajrayana Sutras
\n*Mahavairocana Sutra also known as the Mahavairocanādhisambodhi Tantra.\n*Vajrasekhara Sutra
See also
\n*Buddhist texts a more comprehensive survey of Buddhist literature of which sutras are a significant, but small part.\n*Pali canon of the Theravada school.\n*Chinese Buddhist canon of the Mahayana\n*Tibetan Buddhist canon associated with Vajrayana Buddhism
Category:Hindu texts\nCategory:Buddhist texts
