Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s3.t3.1

v2.c35.s3.t3.1

According to Buston, the founder of this school was Rāhulabhadra of the Kṣatriya caste "renowned for his devotion to discipline." The mantle worn by the members of this school had 25 to 29 fringes, and their badge had an *utpala* (a lotus), a jewel, and the leaf of a tree.⁴