Introduction

SN 16.13

Pañca khome, kassapa, okkamaniyā dhammā saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṃvattanti.There are five detrimental things that lead to the decline and disappearance of the true Dharma.
Katame pañca?What five?
Idha, kassapa, bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo satthari agāravā viharanti appatissā, dhamme agāravā viharanti appatissā, saṅghe agāravā viharanti appatissā, sikkhāya agāravā viharanti appatissā, samādhismiṃ agāravā viharanti appatissā—It’s when the monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen lack respect and reverence for the Teacher, The Dharma, the Saṅgha, the training, and undistractible-lucidity.
ime kho, kassapa, pañca okkamaniyā dhammā saddhammassa sammosāya antaradhānāya saṃvattanti.These five detrimental things lead to the decline and disappearance of the true Dharma.