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きょうてん 経典
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Noun
1. sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)​
Wikipedia definition
2. Sūtra​Sūtra is an aphorism (or line, rule, formula) or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual, or, more broadly, a text in Hinduism or Buddhism. Literally it means a thread or line that holds things together and is derived from the verbal root siv-, meaning to sew (these words, including Latin suere and English to sew, all ultimately deriving from PIE *siH-/syuH- 'to sew'), as does the medical term "suture.
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Other forms
経典 【けいてん】、経典 【きょうでん】
Notes
きょうでん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

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