“Though these narratives,” says Sir Charles Eliot, “are compilations which accepted new matter during several centuries, I see no reason to doubt that the oldest stratum contains the recollections of those who had seen and heard the master.”

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "“Though these narratives,” says Sir Charles Eliot, “are compilations which accepted new matter during several centuries, I see no reason to doubt that the oldest stratum contains the recollections of those who had seen and heard the master.”" in the context of "quoted in Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage : India and Her Neighbors." to mean that wisdom is timeless.