Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c37.17

v2.c37.17

In the *Abhidharmakośa* and its *bhāṣya*,⁸ certain erudite monks are referred to as Sthaviras e.g. Sthavira Saṃghabhadra, Sthavira Vasubandhu, Sthavira Śrīlāta while the Chinese commentators on the texts point out that by "nikāyāntara," the text referred to the Sthavira school. In the *Kośavyākhyā* (p. 705), there is a reference to the Tāmraparṇīyanikāya. These references, however, are too inadequate for drawing any conclusion.