Early Buddhism

The Counterfeit of the True Teaching

Saddhammappatirūpakasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
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Kassapa asks the Buddha why there are now more rules but fewer awakened mendicants. The Buddha replies that it is due to the arising of the counterfeit Dhamma, giving five factors that lead to decline.

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