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He (A'nando) was a descendant of the Sdkya race, and the brother (cousin- 

 german) of Tathdgato*, being the son of his father's (Stjddhodano's) younger 

 brother (Doto'dano). Hence, lest some of the bhikkhus prejudiced to a degree 

 to consign them to the Chhanda-agati, should raise the imputation that " while 

 there are many who had fulfilled their destiny and were patisambhidd (the state 

 of perfect arahathood) setting them aside, the th£ro selects A'nando, yet imper- 

 fect as to his ultimate sanctification ;" (on the one hand) averting such an ac- 

 cusation, and, (on the other,) as the convocation could not have been held 

 without A'nando, he resolved " it is only with the concurrence of the bhikkhus 

 themselves that I will include him," and abstained from selecting him. 



Thereupon the bhikkhus of their own accord made a supplication to him on ac- 

 count of A'nando. The bhikkhus thus addressed the venerable Maha'kassapo : 

 " Lord ! this revered A'nando having attained a certain extent of sanctification 

 is not liable to the (four) agati, viz. : ChandS, d6s6, bhayan and M&hv; and from 

 the circumstance of both the Dhammo and Winayo having been fully acquired 

 by him, by his personal communion with Bhagawa', therefore, O lord 1 let 

 the theVos select the said revered A'nando also." Thereupon the venerable Kas- 

 sapo did elect the said revered A'nando. Then together with this venerated per- 

 son the (selected) the>os became five hundred in number. 



To these theVos this question presented itself: " Where shall we hold the 

 convocation on Dhammo and Winayo . ? " 



The decision whereon was ; — " Rdjagaha is a most opulent city, full of reli- 

 gious edifices : it will be most proper that at Rdjagaha we should keep our wassof, 

 as well as hold the convocation on Dhammo and Winayo ; and that no other 

 priest should resort to Rdjagaha for the wasso.'* 

 For what reason was it that it was so resolved ? 



In order that no individual of the hostile party should interrupt this ihdwara- 

 kammd (act of ours which is to be effective for ages) by his intrusion in the 

 midst of the convocation. 



The venerable Kassapo, then explained himself thus by a kammawdchan , 

 which followed, or was to second to the natti. 



" Revered I let the priesthood attend to me. This is the sacred season appro- 

 priate to the priesthood. The priesthood have to decide whether these five 

 hundred bhikkhus, keeping their wasso at Rdjagaha should hold a convocation 

 on Dhammo and Winayo, and whether it should be permitted to any other bhik- 

 khus to keep the wasso in Rdjagaha. This is the natti. 1 ' 

 The kammawdchd is this. 



11 Revered ! let the priesthood attend to me. The priesthood does decide 

 that these five hundred bhikkhus, keeping their wasso at Rdjagaha should hold 

 a coNVOCATroN on Dhammo and Winayo, and that it shall not be permitted to 

 any other priests to keep wasso in Rajagaha. To each individual revered per- 

 sonage to whom the selection of these five hundred bhikkhus, for the purpose 

 of holding a convocation on Dhammo and Winayo at Rdjagaha, keeping the 



* One of the appellations of Buddho, derived from Tathadgato, literally " who 

 had come in like manner," i. e. like the other Buddhos. 



f The rainy season " from August to November, during which period the pil- 

 grimage of Buddhist priests are enjoined to be suspended." 



