________________ The Buddhist Council of Vaisali 325 here from this and that region were in all ninety thousand. When they had all conferred together they, knowing that the deeply learned thera Revata of Soreyya who was free from the asavas, was the chief among them at that time, went thence to seek him out. When the thera heard this resolution (by his divine ear) he set out at once, wishing to travel easily, upon the way to Vesali Arriving day by day in the evening at the spot whence the sage had departed in the morning (the theras) met him (at last) at Sahajati. There the thera Yasa, as the thera Sambhuta had charged him to do, at the end of the recital of the sacred word, addressing himself to the great thera Revata, questioned him on the Ten Points. The thera rejected them, and when he had heard the matter, he said, 'Let us make an end of this dispute)'. The heretical bhikkhus, too, in order to win support, sought the thera Revata. Preparing in abundance the things needful for ascetics, they took ship with all speed and went to Sahajati, bestowing food sumptuously when the mealtime came. The thera Salba, free from the asavas, who lived at Sahajati, having thought on the matter, perceived: Those of Pava hold the true doctrine.' And the great good Brahma drew near to him and said : "Stand thou firm in the doctrine,' and he replied that he would ever stand firm in the doctrine. They (i.e. the Vajjian monks) took those needful things (that they had brought as gifts) and sought the thera Revata, but the thera did not take their part and dismissed (the pupil) who took their part. They went thence to Vesali, shameless they went from there to Pupphapura (Puspapura or Pataliputra), and told king Kalasoka: "Guarding our Master's performed chamber we dwell in the Mahavanavibara in the Vajji territory; but bhikkhus dwelling in the country are coming, great king, with the thought : We will take the vihara for ourselves. Forbid them ! When they had thus misled the king they went (back) to Vesali. Here in Sabajati eleven hundred and ninety thousand bhikkhus were come together under the thera Revata, to bring the dispute to a peaceful end. And the thera would not end the dispute save in the presence of those with whom it had begun; therefore all the bhikkhus went thence to Vesali. The misguided king likewise sent his ministers thither, but led astray by the design of the devas they went elsewhere. And the monarch, when
