Chapter 2 - Basic Knowledge Of The Noble Truths

Consequently, men, without having true light of knowledge, in a normal way, accepted the sayings of their forefathers from earlier generations and believed in the tradition. If their fore-generations were wise enough of the knowledge of truth according to their scriptures, the sphere of their knowledge could have been more developed and their view might be on the right path.

But if there were not rational intelligent factors in the sayings, they remained helpless satisfying just only with their sayings in the delusion of their knowledge. The obvious fact is that the standard of knowledge mostly dependent on the situation whether the society or race has had the appropriate correct literature or sayings of wise fore-father.