Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c34.s3.39

v2.c34.s3.39

It will be observed that the *Kvu.* does not attribute to the Mahāsanghikas the above views about the retrogression of Arhats and Srotaāpannas. According to the Mahāsanghikas, the *Kvu.* says, an Arhat has retrogression while a Srotaāpanna has not, while Vasumitra takes a contrary view, as above (ii). Vasumitra says that the former opinion is held by the Sarvāstivādins and other schools. Buddhaghosa points out that this opinion is held by one section of the Mahāsanghikas and not all, and so Vasumitra may have in view the views "of that section, according to whom the Arhats may retrogress but the Srotaāpannas do not."²