On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c18.s2.58

v2.c18.s2.58

The arhat Yasada of this passage is the Yasada (or Yasa or Yasano) of the Vinaya treatises, called also Kākaṇḍaka-(or Kāḍa-)putra. It was his action which started the agitation against the Vrijji-putra bhikshus of Vesāli and led to the meeting of the Council. The Sambhoga of our text is the Sambhūta of the Vinaya treatises, in which this arhat is styled also Sāṇavāsi and has his residence at the mountain "beyond the Ganges" (Ahogaṅga). Revata according to the Pali Vinaya was lodging in Soreyya, but according to other Vinayas he was in Kosambi; he took a very prominent and important part in the proceedings of the Council. Our author's Sha-lo is apparently the Sālha of Vaiśāli who represented the orthodox Brethren of the district. The Fu-she-su-mi-lu of the text is evidently the Pu-she-su-mo of the Ssŭ-fên Vinaya and the Ku-she-su-p'i-to of the Shan-hsien-lü. This last is undoubtedly the Khujjasobhito of the Pali Vinaya, and the Chü-an (曲安) or "Bent Peace" of I ching's translation of the Sarvata Vinaya. It may seem that the pilgrim's information about this great Council was not derived from any of the recognized authorities and his omissions are interesting. Thus he does not mention the venerable arhat of Vesāli named Sabbakāma (or Sabbakāmi). This man, who had seen Ānanda, was the senior Brother of India and, according to the Pali Vinaya, he became President of the Council. In the Chinese versions his name is generally translated by Yi-ch'ie-ch'ü (一切去) or, "All-going", as if for a Sanskrit form like Sarvagama. But in the Shan-hsien-lü the Pali name is given transcribed as Sa-p'o-ka-mei. Then our pilgrim does not make mention of Sumana and Vāsabhagāmika, disciples of Aniruddha, who were on the jury of the Council, or of the learned Daśabala who, according to the Mahāsanghikas, drew up the Vinaya for the Council. 1