Writing A Document for Authenticating The Abhidhamma and Commentaries

[bksubhuti]

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@bksubhuti

I think it should be very clear that there were teachings not found in the suttas.

Yes, it is quite clear from the suttas themselves that a lot of detail is left out

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As for the person who has neither serenity nor discernment: they should approach someone who has serenity and discernment and ask: ‘Reverend, how should the mind be stilled? How should it be settled? How should it be unified? How should it be immersed in samādhi?’ How should conditions be seen? How should they be comprehended? How should they be discerned?’ That person would answer as they’ve seen and known: ‘Reverend, this is how the mind should be stilled, settled, unified, and immersed in samādhi. And this is how conditions should be seen, comprehended, and discerned.’ After some time they have both serenity and discernment.
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