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- Anguttara Nikaya VII.56
- Kimila Sutta
- To Kimila
- For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Kimila, in the Bamboo
Grove. Then Ven. Kimila went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to the
Blessed One, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One:
"What is the cause, lord, what is the reason why, when a Tathagata has become totally
unbound (has entered total Nibbana), the true Dhamma does not last a long time?"
"Kimila, there is the case where, when a Tathagata has become totally unbound, the
monks, nuns, male lay followers, & female lay followers live without respect, without
deference, for the Teacher; live without respect, without deference, for the Dhamma...the
Sangha...the Training...concentration...heedfulness; live without respect, without
deference, for hospitality. This is the cause, this is the reason why, when a Tathagata
has become totally unbound, the true Dhamma does not last a long time."
"And what is the cause, what is the reason why, when a Tathagata has become
totally unbound, the true Dhamma does last a long time?"
"Kimila, there is the case where, when a Tathagata has become totally unbound, the
monks, nuns, male lay followers, & female lay followers live with respect, with
deference, for the Teacher; live with respect, with deference, for the Dhamma...the
Sangha...the Training...concentration...heedfulness; live with respect, with deference,
for hospitality. This is the cause, this is the reason why, when a Tathagata has become
totally unbound, the true Dhamma does last a long time."