Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2501

v1.c12.2501

Kassapa’s *upasampadā* took place in his twentieth year. A doubt arose as to whether this was valid because, according to the rule, twenty years must be completed for *upasampadā*. The Buddha held that in reckoning the age the time spent in the mother’s womb could also be included.¹¹