Buddhist scripture possibly drawing humanity heavenwards (5)

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sutra

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(Other definitions for sutra that I've seen before include "The Kama ..... is a Sanskrit sex manual" , "Buddhist text" , "Buddhist literature" , "Ornamental arm band" , "A Buddhist scripture" .)

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