List of sutras
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Below is a list of sutras organized alphabetically under the broad categories of Hinduism and Buddhism. Note that there is considerable difficulty in fixing the period of the various sutras.
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Sutras primarily associated with Hinduism
Vedic sutras (800-300 BC)
- Kalpa Sutras, covering rituals
- Srauta Sutras, performance of sacrifices
- Sulba Sutras, architecture of sacrificial area
- Smarta Sutras, covering domestic life
- Grhya Sutras
- Samayacarika or Dharma Sutras
- Ashtadhyayi (Panini), discussing grammar
Sutras of Hindu philosophy
- Brahma Sutras (or Vedanta Sutra) (Badarayana)
- Yoga Sutras; (Patanjali); Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Nyaya Sutra, on logic
- Vaisesika Sutra
Sutras primarily associated with Buddhism
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Pali sutras
Main article: Tripitaka
- Digha Nikaya
- Brahmajala Sutta, a critique of 64 'wrong views' current at the time of the Buddha
- Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the last days of the Buddha, Theravada version
- Majjhima Nikaya
- Anapanasati Sutta, a discourse on the method of being mindful of the breath
- Satipathana Sutta
- Samyutta Nikaya
- Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Buddha's first discourse on the nature of his enlightenment
- Upanisa Sutta, on the two types of conditionality
- Anguttara Nikaya
- Kalama Sutta
- Metta Sutta, a rhapsody on the quality of universal loving-kindness
- Khuddaka Nikaya
- Dhammapada, a collection of sayings and aphorisms thought to be amongst the oldest texts
Mahayana sutras
Main article: Mahayana sutras
- Amitabha Sutra, or Smaller Pure Land Sutra
- Avatamsaka Sutra or Flower Garland Sutra (Chinese: Huayan Jing)
- Contemplation Sutra, important in Pure Land Buddhism
- Diamond Sutra
- Heart Sutra, important in Zen Buddhism
- Infinite Life Sutra, or Large Pure Land Sutra
- Lankavatara Sutra
- Lotus Sutra, foundational text of Tiantai and Nichiren sects
- Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the last days of the Buddha, Mahayana version
- Perfection of Wisdom or Prajñāparamita Sutras
- Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
- Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Chinese: Yuanjue Jing)
- Shurangama Sutra
- Sutra in Forty-Two Sections
- Sutra of Golden Light, important in Japanese Buddhism
- Ten Stages Sutra
- Vimalakirti-nirdesa Sutra
Vajrayana sutras
- Mahavairocana Sutra also known as the Mahavairocanādhisambodhi Tantra.
- Vajrasekhara Sutra
Other Sutras
- Kama Sutra- Written by Vyatsayana, Based on Hinduism. It is famous for its explanations of sexual positions.