Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c31.s6.6

v2.c31.s6.6

seems to be his personal conviction and not based on any evidence and so is his remark that Kālā-Asoka was Dharma-Asoka in his early days. Vasumitra places the session of the Council during the reign of Mahāpadma Nanda. This statement is probably due to the confusion made by Vasumitra that Mahādeva’s five propositions were the original causes of the schism.