Mahāpadesasutta
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Mahāpadesasutta - a sutta of the Pali canon that sets forth a set of criteria known as the "four great references" (mahāpadesa) that are used to determine of a text is the "word of the Buddha" (Buddhavacana).
This sutta is included in the Pali canon both as an independent text and as a section of the Mahaparinibbana Sutta.[1]
Translations
The Four Great References, SuttaCentral
Notes
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Mahāpadeśa.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University- The Four Great References, SuttaCentral