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152. vādinah sat satāny eva te sarve 'pi samuccitāh
abhvarni-krta-nirvāṇāh syuh sahasrāni sodaśa
Just six-hundred (vatis) all in all were disputants, sixteen thousand had the capacity to reach nirvana.
153. Sulocanadvāh sat-trimsat-sahasranv ārvikā vibhoh
śrävaka laksam ekam tu tri-gunāh śrāvikās tatah
The Lord had thirty-six thousand nuns, among whom Sulocanā, and one lakh of lay adherents, but three times as many female lay followers as that.'71
154. devā devvo 'py a-samkhyātāh samkhyātās tirvag-anginah;
evam dvādaśabhir yukto ganair dharmôpadeśanam
Innumerable gods and goddesses (as well as) animals were counted (among his adherents). In this way the Lord taught the Doctrine together with twelve ganas!72
155. kurvānal pañcabhir māsair virahi-krta-saptatih
samvatsarānām; māsam sa samhrtya vihrti-kriyām
for seventy years less five months. After maintaining for one month pleasure-act(s)
156. sat-trimsan munibhih sârdham pratimā-vogam āśritah
Srāvane māsi saptamvām sita-pakse dinâdime!73 157. bhāge Visakha-naksatre dhyāna-dvava-samāśravāt
guna-sthāna-dvaye sthitvā Sammedâcala-mastake
171 Bhd 8.358ff agrees with Kalpasutra in the number of laywomen. Gods, animals and ganas are not mentioned.
17! In Hemac., Trio IX 3,358. Pāsa had ten gana-dharas. among whom Aryadatta.
173 Also vs 43.
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