Saddhammapatirupaka Sutta - Counterfeit Dhamma June 6 2018

This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks are streamed live every Wednesday at noon Eastern US time.

My Dhamma talk on June 9 will be on the Saddhammapatirupaka Sutta, a sutta where the Buddha teaches how counterfeit “dharmas” diminish and obscure an authentic Dhamma.

"It's not the earth element that makes the authentic Dhamma disappear. It's not the water element or the fire element or the wind element that makes the authentic Dhamma disappear.

“It is foolish people who arise within the Sangha who cause the authentic Dhamma disappear. The authentic Dhamma doesn't disappear the way a boat sinks all at once.”

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