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Sutra
(skt.: sutra; tib.: do) Literally thread. It has two meanings: 
1. A sutra is a teaching given by Buddha Shakyamuni to his disciples. 
2. Abbreviation of the Sutrayana, the path of Sutra.

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"There is no evil similar to anger and no discipline like patience, strive always therefore for tolerance, cultivating it in varied ways."
- Shantideva

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