Vin. Cv Kh. 10; AN VII 51. And in the commentaries to these texts, it
states that the Dhamma will last five
thousand years rather than five hundred. Sp 1291. Mp IV 136f.


At 05:28 PM 8/3/01 +0300, you wrote:

>Hi Pali friends,
>
>I have read somewhere that after first nins have been ordained and
>bhikkhuni (nuns) sangha has been established, Buddha told that his
>teaching would now be preserved not for 1000, but for 500 years.
>
>Can anyone please tell where this sutta can be found?
>
>Metta,
>Dimitry
>
>
>
>
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