Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon c6.s2.1

c6.s2.1

If we adopt, as we must if not precluded by obligations of faith, the conclusion that the Pali Canon came into its present shape long after the death of the Buddha, the question presents itself whether any effective result can be achieved in selecting parts of the Canon as earlier and more authentic than others. The results attainable⁶ in this regard are from our point of view of negligible importance; the fifth Nikāya contains miscellaneous