Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.546

v2.c29.546

Vipassī) only once in six years.⁶⁹ After the Buddha’s death, his Doctrine is gradually forgotten. The first Piṭaka to be lost is the Abhidhamma, beginning with the Paṭṭhāna and ending with the Dhammasaṅgaṇi. Then, the Aṅguttara Nikāya of the Sutta Piṭaka, from the eleventh to the first Nipāta; next the Saṃyutta Nikāya from the Cakkapeyyāla to the Oghaṭaraṇa; then the Majjhima, from the Indriyabhāvanā Sutta to the Mūlapariyāya Sutta, and then the Dīgha, from the Dasuttara to the Brahmajāla. Scattered gāthā like the Sabhiyapucchā, and the Āḷavakapucchā, last much longer, but they cannot maintain the sāsana. The last Piṭaka to disappear is the Vinaya, the last portion being the mātikā of the Ubhatovibhaṅga.⁷⁰