Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1199

v1.c12.1199

The records of Chinese pilgrims contain numerous references to places connected with Kassapa. Hiouien Thsang speaks of a stūpa containing the relics of the whole body of the Buddha, to the north of the town, near Śrāvastī, where, according to him, Kassapa was born.²⁹ Mention is also made of a footprint of Kassapa.³⁰ Stories of Kassapa are also found in the Divyāvadāna.³¹ The Dhammapada Commentary³² contains a story, which seems to indicate that, near the village of Todeyya, there was a shrine thought to be that of Kassapa and held in high honour by the inhabitants of the village. After the disappearance of Kassapa's Sāsana, a class of monks called Setavattha-samaṇavamsa ("white-robed recluses") tried to resuscitate it, but without success.³³