On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c12.s3.8

v1.c12.s3.8

Our pilgrim, it will be noticed, represents the Brethren in this district as “making special studies in the Mahāyāna and Hinayāna”. His words are ta-hsiao-ērh-shêng-chuan-mên-hsi-hsio (大小二乘專門習學). These words are translated by Julien— “que l’étude particulière du grand et du petit Vehicule partage en deux classes distinctes”. This is a very unhappy rendering and the interpolation of the words “partage en deux classes distinctes” is unwarranted and spoils the author’s statement. What he wished us to understand was that the Brethren in the various Monasteries devoted themselves as they pleased to particular lines of study in the Mahāyānist and Hinayānist books.