user8019: When we attend a meeting; just right after we leave the meeting room, every one understands the conclusions of the meeting differently. Even if it is written, every one interprets the message of the written message differently.
In politic, people distort messages for their favor, even when the message is recorded, the interpretation can be quiet different.
How do we believe in the ancient Tipitaka whether it is genuine or altered. We don't know the real teaching of lord Buddha. We believe what we believe as we interpret things on our own favor. We have our own versions of Buddhism that fit ourselves. Each of us has our own version of religion.

user7995: Tripitaks especially those first two ones Sutra Pitaka and Vinaya Pitakas they are written after the tradition of oral trasmission of the teaching of Buddha.
Even in these days in certain asian buddihst tradition, written transmission is not conducted because an individual practicionals awareness is all different to person to person. They are guided individually.
It applies to Buddhas teaching when he was alive the Dharma was trasmitted oral only, and the 10 deciples memorized all those and were written in Pitakas from their perfecrt recollections after the first council. You can highly rely on their recollections. They are telling the truth in simple terms.
With regards to how do you know?
Once you see the glimpse of the truth
And your world changes upside down with shedding of tears you just know there is no difference in writings of Dharma. Buddha nature or Buddha seeds are same regardless of who, when, where realizes.
Tripitakas are diamond jewel where direct descriptipns of Buddha are found.

user738: This question cannot be "answered" because I believe it hits us humans, straight at the core of our faith and understanding of everything in general. 
Buddhism is just one of the routes to enlightenment. It is not a religion. But unfortunately some people take it as such because they are skewed to "faith". It gives them a false sense of "hope". A hope that says there is a "savior" among us in our hearts. What we don't understand is that spirituality is actually subjective. How we realize the ultimate, is up to us.
I don't wish to go through a whole load of drivel just to make you understand that belief and faith works everywhere in our world. It happens with all religions, politicians, social media, advertising, add your own list here. Belief and blind faith seeps through our very roots in society. 
There may be a point in questioning beliefs but ultimately that is just to ground yourself in reality and see things as they are. You cannot really, totally change what's around you. I'd suggest using common sense and questioning for yourself at best along with practice.

user295: It should be verified through pratice by what you experience at the experiential level. If you experience something you know for a fact it is true. 
Normal you should:

Learn the theory (Pariyatti)
Practice what you learned (Patipatti)
Experience what you learned why which you verify the teachings (Pativedha)

When you reach 3 your doubts will be cleared as you know for yourself.

8019: <p>When we attend a meeting; just right after we leave the meeting room, every one understands the conclusions of the meeting differently. Even if it is written, every one interprets the message of the written message differently.</p>

<p>In politic, people distort messages for their favor, even when the message is recorded, the interpretation can be quiet different.</p>

<p>How do we believe in the ancient Tipitaka whether it is genuine or altered. We don't know the real teaching of lord Buddha. We believe what we believe as we interpret things on our own favor. We have our own versions of Buddhism that fit ourselves. Each of us has our own version of religion.</p>
 7995: <p>Tripitaks especially those first two ones Sutra Pitaka and Vinaya Pitakas they are written after the tradition of oral trasmission of the teaching of Buddha.</p>

<p>Even in these days in certain asian buddihst tradition, written transmission is not conducted because an individual practicionals awareness is all different to person to person. They are guided individually.</p>

<p>It applies to Buddhas teaching when he was alive the Dharma was trasmitted oral only, and the 10 deciples memorized all those and were written in Pitakas from their perfecrt recollections after the first council. You can highly rely on their recollections. They are telling the truth in simple terms.</p>

<p>With regards to how do you know?
Once you see the glimpse of the truth
And your world changes upside down with shedding of tears you just know there is no difference in writings of Dharma. Buddha nature or Buddha seeds are same regardless of who, when, where realizes.</p>

<p>Tripitakas are diamond jewel where direct descriptipns of Buddha are found.</p>
 738: <p>This question cannot be "answered" because I believe it hits us humans, straight at the core of our faith and understanding of everything in general. </p>

<p>Buddhism is just one of the routes to enlightenment. It is not a religion. But unfortunately some people take it as such because they are skewed to "faith". It gives them a false sense of "hope". A hope that says there is a "savior" among us in our hearts. What we don't understand is that spirituality is actually subjective. How we realize the ultimate, is up to us.</p>

<p>I don't wish to go through a whole load of drivel just to make you understand that belief and faith works everywhere in our world. It happens with all religions, politicians, social media, advertising, add your own list here. Belief and blind faith seeps through our very roots in society. </p>

<p>There may be a point in questioning beliefs but ultimately that is just to ground yourself in reality and see things as they are. You cannot really, totally change what's around you. I'd suggest using common sense and questioning for yourself at best along with practice.</p>
 295: <p>It should be verified through pratice by what you experience at the experiential level. If you experience something you know for a fact it is true. </p>

<p>Normal you should:</p>

<ol>
<li>Learn the theory (Pariyatti)</li>
<li>Practice what you learned (Patipatti)</li>
<li>Experience what you learned why which you verify the teachings (Pativedha)</li>
</ol>

<p>When you reach 3 your doubts will be cleared as you know for yourself.</p>
