[Buddha-l] Truth

[Joy Vriens]

Piya Tan wrote:
  
>i don't think the Buddha ever said that, not in those words. 
> 
>Probably a quip by some Vague Buddhist. 

"Anything, Maitreya, that is well said, is a word of Buddha. And any one [sic] who shall reject such utterances and say, 'They are not spoken by Buddha,' and produce disrespect towards them; such a hateful person does..."

Sorry for the cliffhanger, but I am not a person blessed with a JSTOR subscription. The source of the quote can probably be found in the article Google stole the quote from: 

Scripture as the Word of the Buddha 
James P. McDermott 
Numen, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jul., 1984), pp. 22-39 
doi:10.2307/3269888 
This article consists of 18 page(s).

>On 6/11/07, Ngawang Dorje  wrote: 
>> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>>   The Buddha is quoted to have said: 
>> 
>>   "If you find truth in any religion, accept it" 
>> 
>>   Anyone have the reference?