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**Indoendris** · 08-12-2011, 04:02 PM

I agree FBM. The words of the teachings come to us who have followed hundreds of years later due to human memory from spoken words in conversations rather than formal speeches.

There's a lot of repetition in the suttas. I would guess that before they were written down the monks probably learned them originally by repetitive chanting and them passed them on to younger monks in this way.

I know from my own chanting of Tibetan Pujas in the past, that one can easily learn accurately in this way. I can still probably chant the liturgy of at least 3 or 4 different pujas without the text as well as various other chants.

Anyway, sorry, I'm off topic !

08-12-2011, 04:02 PM	#16
Indoendris Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 453 Senior Member	I agree FBM. The words of the teachings come to us who have followed hundreds of years later due to human memory from spoken words in conversations rather than formal speeches. There's a lot of repetition in the suttas. I would guess that before they were written down the monks probably learned them originally by repetitive chanting and them passed them on to younger monks in this way. I know from my own chanting of Tibetan Pujas in the past, that one can easily learn accurately in this way. I can still probably chant the liturgy of at least 3 or 4 different pujas without the text as well as various other chants. Anyway, sorry, I'm off topic !
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