Concerning Buddhist scriptures, it is the rule to take the style of writing by pupils what they heard from Buddha and it is said that the content of scriptures are Buddha's teachings.
仏教の経典について言えば、冒頭で「このように私は聞いた」（如是我聞）と述べ、釈迦の説法を聞き写したという体裁をとるのがしきたりで、その内容は仏説であるという。