Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.410

v1.c7.410

Ānanda’s popularity, however, did not save him from the recriminations of his fellows for some of his actions, which, in their eyes, constituted offences. Thus he was charged¹⁰⁸ with: (1) having failed to find out from the Buddha which were the lesser and minor precepts, which the Saṅgha were allowed to revoke if they thought fit¹⁰⁹; (2) with having stepped on the Buddha’s rainy-season garment when sewing it; (3) with having allowed the Buddha’s body to be first saluted by women¹¹⁰; (4) with having omitted to ask the Buddha to live on for the space of a kappa¹¹¹; and (5) with having exerted himself to procure the admission of women into the Order.¹¹²