--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "icarofranca" <icarofranca@...> wrote:

>> There are some criteria about these matters... The Milinda Pañna,for

example, is not canonical at all: speaking the truth, it´s a paraphrasis
of some Upanishad´s excerpts <<

The Milinda Pañha was included in the Khuddakanikaaya by the editors of
the Chattha Sangaayana, so there is no reason to say that it is not
canonical. It is the latest of the books to be included, dated about 500
years after the Mahaaparinibbaana. The Kathaavatthu is also included
though it was compiled 218 years after the Mahaaparinibbaana. On what
basis would we accept your word against the 2,500 learned elders who
assembled for the Chattha Sangaayana?

If you make a typo that you feel needs correction, all you need to do is
copy your earlier message, correct it and post it again. Then delete the
earlier message. It is less confusing for others.