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  1. …Notice the suttas DON'T begin with 'Thus have I heard FROM ĀNANDA', just 'Thus have I heard'. Later prose authors could have been referring to the oral tradition in general, and made up the story of Ānanda's reciting the entire Canon, in order to legitimise the very long texts they wrote.

    #buddhism #sutta #sutra #ananda #poetry #prose #canonisation #canonization #oraltradition #linguistics #legitimisation #legitimisation

  2. KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Malaysia could have its first saint as the Catholic Church here is seeking to nominate Sybil Kathigasu, a nurse in Perak who has been recognise as a World War II hero for her efforts in aiding the anti-Japanese forces back then, for sainthood."

    malaymail.com/news/malaysia/20

    #Malaysia #Catholics #Canonisation