Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c28.s2.1

v2.c28.s2.1

In the proceedings of the First Council it will be observed that Mahākassapa was keen on securing the approval of all the senior monks, particularly, of Gavampati and Purāṇa, of the texts settled by his Council as *Buddhavacana*.¹ Gavampati remained neutral, i.e., he did not wholeheartedly accepted the proceedings of the Council as final while Purāṇa expressed his inability to accept the same as the words of the Teacher.² He further insisted on the incorporation into the Vinaya of eight rules relating to food.³ The Mahīśāsaka Vinaya not only upheld these eight rules as pointed out by Prof. Przyluski⁴ and also gave special recognition to Purāṇa as one of the foremost teachers of the time.