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Ciram Titthatu Saddhammo! May the Truth-based Dhamma Endure for A Long Time!
“Dueme, Bhikkhave, Dhamma saddhammassa thitiya asammosaya anantaradhanaya samvattanti. Katame dve? Sunikkhittańca padabyanjanam attho ca sunito. Sunikkhittassa, Bhikkhave, padabyañjanassa atthopi sunayo boti."
"There are two things, O monks, which A. N. 1. 2. 21, Adhikaraṇavagga make the Truth-based Dhamma endure for a long time, without any distortion and without (fear of) eclipse. Which two? Proper placement of words and their natural interpretation. Words properly placed help also in their natural interpretation."
...ye vo maya dhamma abbiññā desita, tattha sabbeheva sangamma samāgamma atthena attham byañjanena byanjanam sangayitabbam na vivaditabbam, yathayidam brahmacariyam addhaniyam assa ciraṭṭhitikam...
D. N. 3.177, Pāsādikasutta
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...the dhammas (truths) which I have taught to you after realizing them with my super-knowledge, should be recited by all, in concert and without dissension, in a uniform version collating meaning with meaning and wording with wording. In this way, this teaching with pure practice will last long and endure for a long time...
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