"The history of linguistics begins not with Plato or Aristotle, but with the Indian grammarian Panini.' — Rens Bod "Sūtras are called so because they have the following qualities:few letters, i.e. aphoristic in nature;unambiguous; contain the essence of the śāstra;comprehensive and universal; without superfluous words;and free from error. (alpākṣaramasandigdhaṃ sāravadviśvatomukham  astobhamanavadyañca sūtraṃ sūtravido viduḥ ||)"… Continue reading ORIGINS OF SECRET MANTRA (DAY 8): THE AGE OF PHILOSOPHY, ARRIVAL OF SUTRAS, DIVINE GEOMETRY AND DEVANAGARI SCRIPT by 17th Karmapa