How to say scriptures in Japanese

聖典^☆【せいてんseiten】: noun:
scriptures; sacred book; holy book; holy writings
writings of a sage; sage's memoir

Example Sentences

これkore はha 古代kodai のno 教典kyouten をwo 解釈kaishaku するsuru というtoiu 問題mondai であるdearu。: The problem is one of interpreting these ancient scriptures.

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