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List of sutras

Below is a list of sutras organized alphabetically under the broad categories of Hinduism and Buddhism. The category assignment is approximate.

Table of contents

1 Sutras primarily associated with Hinduism 1.1 Vedic sutras (800-300 BC) 1.2 Sutras of Hindu Philosophy 2 Sutras primarily associated with Buddhism 2.3 Pali Suttas 2.4 Mahayana Sutras 2.5 Vajrayana Sutras 3 See also

Sutras primarily associated with Hinduism

Note: there is considerable difficulty in fixing the period of the various Sutras.

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) -- grammar

Sutras of Hindu Philosophy

• Vedanta Sutra (Badarayana)
• Yoga Sutras (Patanjali)
• Nyaya Sutra -- logic
• Vaisesika Sutra

Early Hinduism | Hinduism | Hindu Philosophy

Primary Scriptures: Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita | Itihasa | Tantras | Sutras

Concepts: Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya | Punarjanma | Samsara

Schools & Systems: Vedanta | Yoga | Tantra | Bhakti

Rituals: Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya

Hindu Teachers/Gurus and Saints: Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo | Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda

Denominations: Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism | Neo- and quasi-Hindu movements

Sutras primarily associated with Buddhism

Pali Suttas

• Anapanasati Sutta, a discourse on the method of being mindful of the breath. Probably the most widely taught and practiced Buddhist meditation
• Brahmajala Sutta, a critique of 64 'wrong views' current at the time of the Buddha
• Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Buddha's first Discourse on the nature of his enlightenment.
• Dhammapada, a collection of sayings and aphorisms thought to be amongst the oldest texts
• Goshinga Sutta
• Kalama Sutta
• Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the last days of the Buddha, Theravada version
• Metta Sutta, a rhapsody on the quality of universal loving kindness
• Satipathana Sutta
• Upanisa Sutta, on the two types of conditionality

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
• Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
• Perfection of Wisdom or Prajñāparamita Sutras
• Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Chinese: Yuanjue Jing)
• Shurangama Sutra
• Sutra in Forty-Two Sections
• Sutra of Golden Light, important in Japanese Buddhism

see also: Buddhist Texts : Mahayana texts section.

Vajrayana Sutras

• Mahavairocana Sutra also known as the Mahavairocanādhisambodhi Tantra.
• Vajrasekhara Sutra

See also

• Buddhist texts a more comprehensive survey of Buddhist literature of which sutras are a significant, but small part.
• Pali canon of the Theravada school.
• Chinese Buddhist canon of the Mahayana
• Tibetan Buddhist canon associated with Vajrayana Buddhism

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