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It is not the prophet, not the seer, but the men who come later who found churches, establish organizations, and turn religion into a vested interest. Thus when Buddha was dying his attendant disciple, Ananda, was alarmed, according to the ancient records, and said: "The Master will not pass into Nirvana before he has arranged something about the Order?" The Buddha replied: "It would be one who would say, `I will lead the Order' or `The Order looks up to me' who would arrange something about it. But I did not think so. Why then should I make any arrangements about the Order?"

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 5 : Comments On Specific Religions > # 12