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The Buddha instructs the Kalama People on which basis one should decide which religious teaching to accept as true. The Buddha tells the Kalamas to not just believe religious teachings because they are claimed to be true by various sources or through the application of various methods and techniques. He urges that direct knowledge from one's own experience should be called upon. He notably does not, however, say (contrary to popular misconception) that his own teachings should not be accepted or not accorded trust: rather, he counsels that the words of the wise should be heeded and taken into account when deciding upon the value of a teaching.

• Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing;
• nor upon rumor;
• nor upon what is in a scripture;
• nor upon tradition
• nor upon surmise;
• nor upon an axiom;
• nor upon specious reasoning;
• nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over;
• nor upon another's seeming ability;
• nor upon the consideration, "The monk is our teacher."
• Kalamas, when you yourselves know: "These things are good; these things are not blamable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness," enter on and abide in them.'

The Buddha provides ten specific sources which should not be used to accept a specific teaching as true, without further verification:

1. Oral history
2. Traditional
3. News sources
4. Scriptures or other official texts
5. Logical reasoning
6. Philosophical reasoning
7. Common sense
8. One's own opinions
9. Authorities or experts
10. One's own teacher

Kalama Sutta, na Wikipedia (negritos meus).