A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.13

c8.13

Buddhism would be unintelligible, unless as the overthrow of a system which had tried to maintain its position by an appeal to a divine revelation; and we may be certain that the distinction between Śruti and Smṛiti, between revealed and profane literature, was established by the Brahmans, previous to the schism of Buddha.