Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c28.8
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c28.8
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v2.c28.8
The episode of Devadatta is almost a *sanghabheda* though it is not recognised as such in the Vinaya. Devadatta was an advocate for more austere discipline and requested the Teacher to make the following five rules compulsory for all monks²:—