or hearsay. Be not led by the authority of religious texts, nor by
mere logic or inference, nor by considering appearances, nor by
the delight in speculative opinions, nor by seeming possibilities,
1
Sangha
lit. means 'Community'. But in Buddhism this term denotes 'The Com-
munity of Buddhist monks' which is the Order of Monks. Buddha, Dhamma
(Teaching) and Sangha (Order) are known as Tisarana 'Three Refuges' or Tiratana
(Sanskrit Triratna) 'Triple-Gem'.
2
D II (Colombo, 1929), p. 62.
nor by the idea: 'this is our teacher'. But, O Kalamas, when,
you know for yourselves that certain things are unwholesome
(akusala),
and wrong, and bad, then give them up . . . A n d when
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