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.

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 2.1 Pali Suttas 2.2 Mahayana Sutras 2.3 Vajrayana Sutras 3 See also

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

• Vedanta Sutra (Badarayana )
• Yoga Sutras; (Patanjali); Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• Nyaya Sutra , on logic
• Vaisesika Sutra

Sutras primarily associated with Buddhism

Pali Suttas

• Anapanasati Sutta , a discourse on the method of being mindful of the breath
• 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
• 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

See also Buddhist Texts: Mahayana text

Vajrayana Sutras

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

See also

• Buddhist texts which includes non-canonical texts important to Buddhism
• Pali canon of the Theravada school
• Chinese Buddhist canon of the Mahayana
• Tibetan Buddhist canon associated with Vajrayana Buddhism