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Having so many queries, from time to time, rya Jamb asked his Guru
rya Sudharm , “How did rama a Lord Mah v ra explain the meaning of a particular doctrine? Giving reply to his question rya Sudharm said, ' yu am na Jamb ! I heard explanation given to certain Amgas by Lord Mah v ra'. He explained certain canons, certain chapters, and sections like this.
This type of convention of imparting the gamika knowledge to his disciple Jamb is also found in other S tras. From the very first lesson of Nayadhamma Kahao, it becomes apparent that the text Amga stra available in the present times is compiled by rya Sudharm
The aforesaid facts indisputably prove that like any other Ga adharas, even rya Sudharm too compiled Dw da mg based on the instructions in the teachings of Lord Mah v ra. The rest ten Ga adharas entrusted their respective ga as to him and obtainednirya. Hence his Dw da mg became popular and only that text is available now. Dw da mg written by other Ga adharas got extinct sometime after the nirv a of Lord Mah v ra.
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