Feb 16, 2024
No writings of the Buddha's teachings existed during his time. His cousin Ananda had a 'photographic memory' and he remembered all of the Buddha's teachings and passed them on orally. These were only written down hundreds of years later. All of the sutras are buddhavacana "word of the Buddha." There is a good wikipedia page on the subject here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_texts