May i request further reading on that?Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:09 pm For Sarvāstivādins the Abhidharma was developed by later monks, but it is still the word of the Buddha because it explains the meaning of the Dhamma. For them it is present in the sutras, but is extracted from them and explained by later monks. It all depends on what is meant by buddhavacana, and if the Buddha directly taught it himself or not.
Sādhu,Sādhu,Sādhu!