correct and equal sutras ［方等経］ ( hōdō-kyō): Also, Vaipulya sutras or broad and impartial sutras. Another term for Mahayana sutras, or great vehicle sutras. In the Chinese Buddhist scriptures, the correct and equal sutras are often referred to as “the correct and equal sutras of the great vehicle” or other similar titles. The expression “the correct and equal sutras” is differentiated from “the Correct and Equal sutras,” the sutras that were expounded during the Correct and Equal period, the third of the five periods formulated by T’ien-t’ai (538–597).