The doctrines of which you can say, "These doctrines do not conduce to good, to turning away, to fading, to calming, to higher knowledge, or to Nirvana" - you can be certain that they are not Dharma, not discipline, not the word of the Teacher. But the doctrines of which you can say, "These doctrines do conduce to good, to turning away, to fading, to calming, to higher knowledge, and to Nirvana" - you can be certain that they are Dharma, they are discipline, they are the word of the Teacher.
---Anguttara Nikaya---
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