[Buddha-l] Re: Where does authority for "true" Buddhism come from?

[Benito Carral]

On Monday, January 30, 2006, Richard Nance wrote:

>> BTW,  according  to the teachings, consciousness are
>> not  bearers  of anything, but a name given to a set
>> of impermanent properties.

> According to which teachings, Beni?

   To the Buddha's teachings, to the suttas.

> In the Abhidharmako'sa, Vasubandhu [...]

   Thank you for the quotes.

> Perhaps  you  mean  "the  Buddhist  teachings  before
> Buddhist abhidharma hijacked history"?

   I just meant the earliest teachings.

   Best wishes,

   Beni