"In a letter dated 5 January 1883, he wrote—‘I saw the other day that some Buddhists in Japan meant to start what they call a „Bible Society“ for printing and distributing portions of the Tripitaka. I prefer to speak of „Sacred Books.“ Strictly speaking, “Sacred Books” are such only as have received some canonical sanction, and form a body of writings to which nothing could be added. They need not be considered of Divine origin or revealed, but they must have been formally recognized as authoritative by a religious body or their representatives’."