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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kalyanamithra" data-source="post: 4495218" data-attributes="member: 99586">Pinwath mithura, that's true (partially). Dhamma (that's the word used by the Supreme Buddha) will disappear when people mixes up and treat Adhamma as Dhamma; and Avinaya as Vinaya.Even after Dhamma disappears; Buddhism might remain (and even thrive); but the message the Supreme Buddha revealed (the Four Noble Truths for e.g.) will not be given it's due place.At the moment we have Dhamma (almost intact) in Sri Lanka.But how many of us actually know it? how many of us practice it genuinely?Do you know that distortions are already here? The first of this kind (which the Sangha could not suppress) was Mahayana?Their influences 'Bodhisathwa wandana', 'Paramitha  pirima' are already preached in Sri Lanka!Our aim should be practicing and preserving Dhamma, what the Supreme Buddha disclosed... Please do not take things for granted...'bhakthi' is a word used by Sri Lankans to look down upon other religions by saying 'Buddhism is for those with Pragna - not Bakthi'.What we should have is Shraddha, Sila, Suta, Chaga, Hiri, Ottappa, Viriya & Panna - which the Supreme Buddha has clearly tagght us.There are two forms of Shraddha - amulika and akarawathi.Akarawathi shraddha is not 'Bhakthi' - it's develop only when entering the Noble Eightfold Path.That's should be over aim...It means a person without a certain level of Panna won't grasp Dhamma.But when we practice the Path - Panna grows in us - along with Shraddha, Viriya, Sathi, Samadhi. We should get to know these; Please do not take it as true every phrase people use to describe Dhamma.Please comare those; including what I have just mentioned against Dhamma.You can use the Tipitaka (please do not use the Mahayana versions)- use any translation, in any language that you can understand.Theruwan saranai!</blockquote>

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