What does the cryptic crossword clue "Buddhist scripture seems underwhelming to the atheists initially (5)" mean?

The definition is "Buddhist scripture". The wordplay uses acrostic. S (abbreviation="seems") + U (first_letter="underwhelming") + T (first_letter="to") + T (abbreviation="the") + A (first_letter="atheists") = SUTTA; definition: "Buddhist scripture" The answer is SUTTA.

Buddhist scripture seems underwhelming to the atheists initially (5)

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