"fixed text", which used to be memorized. The Kalpa Sūtra is, for example, a Jain text that includes monastic rules, as well as biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras. Many sutras discuss all aspects of ascetic and lay life in Jainism. Various ancient sutras particularly from the early 1st millennium CE, for example, recommend devotional bhakti as an essential Jain practice. The surviving scriptures of Jaina tradition, such as the Acaranga Sutra (Agamas), exist in sutra format, as is the Tattvartha Sutra, a Sanskrit text accepted by all four Jainism sects as the most authoritative philosophical text that completely summarizes the foundations of Jainism. See also Ananda Sutram Chinese Buddhist canon List of suttas Sastra Sutra copying Sutram Tibetan Buddhist canon Notes and references Further reading Monier-Williams, Monier. (1899) A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass. p. 1241 External links SuttaCentral Public domain translations in multiple languages of suttas from the Pali Tipitaka and other collections. Buddhist Scriptures in Multiple Languages More Mahayana Sutras The Hindu Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and Vedanta Sacred-texts.com A Modern sutra Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon Ida B. Wells Memorial Sutra Library (Pali Suttas) Chinese and English Buddhist Sutras Polity Sutra Buddhist literature Hindu literature Jain literature Ancient Hinduism Religion in ancient history Hinduism-related lists