Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s3.t4.50

v2.c35.s3.t4.50

The seventh book *Saṅgītiparyāya* is attributed to Mahākauṣthila by Yaśomitra and Buston, and to Śāriputra by the Chinese writers. It was translated into Chinese by Hiuen-tsang (660-663 A.D.). This text was compiled, according to the introductory remarks, immediately after Buddha's death to avert disputes among the disciples regarding the Buddhist teachings and disciplinary rules. The scene of this text is laid at Pāvā, where the dissensions among the Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputtas started after the death of their teacher. It arranges the dharmas both doctrinal and disciplinary, numerically in the Ekottara style, i.e., gradually increasing the number of dharmas from one to ten. The contents of this text agree to a large extent with those of the Saṅgīti and Dasuttara suttantas¹ of the Dīghanikāya.