sutra; Buddhist scripture
Refers specifically to Buddhist sacred texts, often used in compound words like 般若心経 (Heart Sutra).
Every morning, I chant a sutra.
The monk is chanting a sutra in the main hall.
We had a sutra chanted at my grandfather's memorial service.
Every morning I recite a sutra in front of the household altar.
経 read きょう means a Buddhist sutra, but the same kanji read けい (as in 経済) means passing through or managing, an unrelated meaning.
Buddhist sutras (経) are naturally counted with 巻 (kan) rather than by volume count.
sacred books; sutras; scriptures
sutra library
hand-copying sutras; hand-copied sutra
sutra chanting; chanting of Buddhist scriptures
the Tripitaka; complete Buddhist canon
Buddhist scriptures; sutras; scriptural text
sutra-reading time (morning and evening)
Buddhist sutra; scripture
creed
Standard kanji form for Buddhist sutras.
From Middle Chinese 經 (keng, 'classic, scripture'), used in Japanese to refer specifically to Buddhist sutras.
apocryphal sutra
Classic of Filial Piety; Xiaojing
main sutra; principal scripture
pillow sutra; bedside sutra recitation
chanting sutras before a Bon shelf
dedicating a hand-copied sutra to a temple; offering a sutra copy (or a monetary substitute)
sutra box