1. The Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Adhimmada Pitaka.
2. 20,000.
3.no, as Buddha said, `take what you want from the sermons`. I think his disciples interpreted his wishes as accurately as they could. accurate is a relative term, as all second-hand information is embellished by the teller, hence we will get a slightly different nuance from numerous re-tellings. the fact remains that all Buddhist sects agree on the basic tenement, which signifies that what the Buddha spoke has been respected down the years until now. that is about as accurate, or faithful, as we can hope for.
Wayne Cuthbert
Japan
Universal Life Church
2. 20,000.
3.no, as Buddha said, `take what you want from the sermons`. I think his disciples interpreted his wishes as accurately as they could. accurate is a relative term, as all second-hand information is embellished by the teller, hence we will get a slightly different nuance from numerous re-tellings. the fact remains that all Buddhist sects agree on the basic tenement, which signifies that what the Buddha spoke has been respected down the years until now. that is about as accurate, or faithful, as we can hope for.
Wayne Cuthbert
Japan
Universal Life Church
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