法苑珠林 12.75

12.75

He asked again: "What are the two divisions of teachings?" He replied: "The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya (Sifen lü) and the Daśabhāṇavāra Vinaya (Shisong lü). Forty years later, for one hundred and ten years, Kāśyapa's bequeathed Vinaya will only then circulate in the aforementioned kingdoms. In kingdoms such as Cīnasthāna, called the land of gentlemen, whose faculties are keen and sharp, they are permitted to circulate three divisions of teachings. In all, four hundred and three lands share this single script and all circulate the aforementioned three Vinaya teachings." He asked again: "What are the three divisions of teachings?" He replied: "Practicing the aforementioned two divisions of teachings as well as the Mahāsāṃghika [Vinaya]. In kingdoms such as Qiuliuli and the other two continents, only one division of teachings is practiced, namely, the Sarvāstivāda division."