--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Branislav Kovacevic <ja_sam_branko@...>
wrote:

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> Dear Alex,
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> I believe your quotation is from very short suttas 140-149, i.e.

Chapter 12 (Adhamma vaggo) of the first book (Ekaka Nipato) of the
Anguttara Nikaya.

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> Metta,
> Branko

More precisely, it is Anguttara N. Book I, sections 130-131 in
Dutiya-pamaada-vagga and secc. 140-141 in Adhamma-vagga (CSCD online
version) and in PTS Ang. edition i p. 18 and p.20

Mahinda

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> duriank24 <duriank24@...> wrote:
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> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 8:27 AM, <feedback@...> wrote:
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> Dear Bros in the sublime dhamma,
> Please help me to check which verse or chapter in Anguttara

Nikaya

> is the following saying found?
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> In the anguttara nikaya, the Buddha said if a person says what is

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> are¡± dhamma . What is contrary to the dhamma .If a person says

what

> is are dhamma is dhamma, then he create much re-merit for himself
> and then he harm a lots of humans and devas and he causes the
> disappearance of the true dhamma. But if a person said what is

are

> dhamma is are dhamma and dare to criticize what is not dhamma as

not

> dhamma. Then he create much merit for himself and then he

benefits a

> lot of human and devas and he preserves the true dhamma. So

because

> of that it is the duty of monks who know to speak out what is not
> dhamma and criticize them as not dhamma and to establish the true
> dhamma. See anguttara nikaya text below. Someone told me it is in

an

> 1.10 and 1.11. I could not find it. Perhaps I am new to the

nikayas.

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> Could someone point me to the right verse or passage?
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> with metta,
> Alex
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