[109] "But, Master Ānanda, is there even a single bhikkhu who has been agreed upon by the Saṅgha and appointed by many elder bhikkhus, saying, 'This one will be our refuge (paṭisaraṇa) after the Blessed One has passed away,' to whom you now turn?"
"Brahmin, there is not even a single bhikkhu who has been agreed upon by the Saṅgha and appointed by many elder bhikkhus, saying, 'This one will be our refuge after the Blessed One has passed away,' to whom we now turn."
"But being thus without a refuge, Master Ānanda, what is the cause of your concord in the Dhamma?"
"Brahmin, we are not without a refuge; we have a refuge, brahmin — we have the Dhamma as our refuge."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.