Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c41.s1.9
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c41.s1.9
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v2.c41.s1.9
(v) The main cause of the Council was the disagreement between the Mahāsanghikas and the Theravādins about the Vinaya rules. The members of the Mahāsanghika sect were considered impure by the members of the Theravāda sect, and so the latter wanted to expel the former from the Sangha.