Yes, I think that AN VIII.53 might have been the reference that I was
thinking of. It seems, though, that I saw at one point another text
that spoke specifically about the role of the opinions of elder monks in
recognizing an otherwise unidentified teaching, but after a bit of
looking around I couldn't locate it. Thank you for the references,
though. An essay by Thanissaro Bhikkhu on ATI also looks at some of the
issues regarding authenticity and attribution that have come up in the
course of the discussion:
"When you know for yourselves...": The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/modern/thanissaro/authenticity.html

clay collier

On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 16:55, christine_forsyth wrote:
> Hello Frank, Clay and all,
>
> These links may be helpful with how to recognise authentic teachings:
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> Anguttara Nikaya III.72 Ajivaka Sutta 'To the Fatalists' Student'
> http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/anguttara/an03-072.html
> Anguttara Nikaya VII.80 Satthusasana Sutta 'To Upali (The Teacher's
> Instruction)
> http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/anguttara/an07-080.html
> Anguttara Nikaya VIII.53 Gotami Sutta 'To Gotami'
> http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/anguttara/an08-053.html
> Recognising the Dhamma - study guide
> http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/recognizing.html
>
> metta and peace,
> Christine
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