Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c29.9

v2.c29.9

Childers in his Pāli-Dictionary (s. v. saṅgha) says that a Saṅghat-thera is usually selected as the President of an assembly. He cites, for instance, Kassapa, the then Saṅghatthera was the President of the First Council. He also points out that a Saṅghatthera is not always the one who is the longest ordained for Sabbakāmin who was the longest upasampanna bhikkhu was not the President of the Second Council.