One of the twelve branches of Buddhist scriptures.

One among the twelve sections of scripture.

As one of the twelve aspects of the Dharma, it means the repletion of prose passages in verse form.

See also “twelve wheels of the Dharma.”

One of the twelve branches of Buddhist scriptures.

The repetition of prose passages in verse form. Literally “that which is to be chanted.” One of the twelve aspects of the wheel of Dharma.

The repetition of prose passages in verse form. Literally “that which is to be chanted.” One of the nine aspects of the Dharma according to this sūtra. More commonly there are said to be twelve that include these nine.

A genre of Buddhist literature, and listed as one of both the nine or twelve types. It seems to refer to any text in which verses are mixed with prose, but literally the word means “to be sung,” and could have been used to refer to texts commonly used for recitation.

Second of the twelve branches of the scriptures.

One of the “twelve branches of excellent speech.”