On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c18.s2.50

v2.c18.s2.50

For the words in italics here the original is *shih-ch'i-pai-hsien-shêng-chung-chie-chi-ch'ü* (是七百賢聖重結集處), and Julien translates this by— "Ce fut en cet endroit que sept cents sages s'associèrent et se réunirent." This rendering, it will be seen, leaves out the important word *chung*, (meaning again, for a second time) and gives a wrong meaning to the phrase *chie-chi*. This means to bind and collect and so to bring together in order or compile. Thus in an account of the proceedings of this Council Yasada is represented as saying to the Brethren— "Who is to compile the Vinaya piṭaka?" the expression used being *shui-ying-chie-chi-lü-tsang* (誰應結集律藏). So Fa-hsien represents this Council of 700 Brethren, composed of arhats and orthodox bhikshus, as making a second recension of the Vinaya Piṭaka.