Sāsanaṭṭhitiyā pana pariyatti pamāṇaṃ. Paṇḍito hi tepiṭakaṃ sutvā dvepi pūreti. Yathā amhākaṃ bodhisatto āḷārassa santike pañcābhiññā satta ca samāpattiyo nibbattetvā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiyā parikammaṃ pucchi, so na jānāmīti āha. Tato udakassa rāmaputtassa santikaṃ gantvā adhigatavisesaṃ saṃsandetvā nevasaññānāsaññāyatanassa parikammaṃ pucchi, so ācikkhi, tassa vacanasamanantarameva mahāsatto taṃ sampādesi, evameva paññavā bhikkhu pariyattiṃ sutvā dvepi pūreti. Tasmā pariyattiyā ṭhitāya sāsanaṃ ṭhitaṃ hoti. Yadā pana sā antaradhāyati, tadā paṭhamaṃ abhidhammapiṭakaṃ nassati. Tattha paṭṭhānaṃ sabbapaṭhamaṃ antaradhāyati, anukkamena pacchā dhammasaṅgaho, tasmiṃ antarahite itaresu dvīsu piṭakesu ṭhitesupi sāsanaṃ ṭhitameva hoti.

Tattha suttantapiṭake antaradhāyamāne paṭhamaṃ aṅguttaranikāyo ekādasakato paṭṭhāya yāva ekakā antaradhāyati, tadanantaraṃ saṃyuttanikāyo cakkapeyyālato paṭṭhāya yāva oghataraṇā antaradhāyati, tadanantaraṃ majjhimanikāyo indriyabhāvanato paṭṭhāya yāva mūlapariyāyā antaradhāyati, tadanantaraṃ dīghanikāyo dasuttarato paṭṭhāya yāva brahmajālā anataradhāyati. Ekissāpi dvinnampi gāthānaṃ pucchā addhānaṃ gacchati, sāsanaṃ dhāretuṃ na sakkoti sabhiyapucchā viya āḷavakapucchā viya ca. Etā kira kassapabuddhakālikā antarā sāsanaṃ dhāretuṃ nāsakkhiṃsu.

@4 khu.su. 25/516/434 5 saṃ.sa. 15/246/258, khu.su. 25/183/369