Sanghabhedavastu [sanskrit]
79,275 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Sanghabhedavastu: The 17th and last section of the Vinaya of the Mulasarvastivadin. The text includes descriptions of the life of the Buddha Original titles: Saṅghabhedavastu (सङ्घभेदवस्तु), Saṃghabhedavastu (संघभेदवस्तु, Samghabhedavastu)
Chapter 240 - Rājagṛha's people begins to murmur against Ajātaśatru and Devadatta
yadā ajātaśatruṇā devadattākalyāṇamitropagūḍhena rājño bimbisārasya kanakaḥ kṣiptaḥ tadā rājagṛhanivāsinaḥ paurāḥ avadhyātumārabdhāḥ; tatra kecidrājñaḥ akarṇaṃ bhāṣante ayaṃ pituḥ śatrutve vyākṛtaḥ; kasmānna jātamātra eva praghātitaḥ iti; apare kathayanti: na bhavanto rājño'parādhaḥ; kiṃ sarveṣāṃ vyākaraṇaṃ bhūtaṃ bhavati? vinīta evāyaṃ kumāraḥ; api tu devadattenāyamakalyāṇamitreṇa vipralabdhaḥ, yena evaṃkriyāsu pravartate iti; apare kathayanti; na bhavanto rājño doṣaḥ nāpi devadattasya; api tu bhagavata eva doṣaḥ; yena devadattaḥ pravrājitaḥ; no tu lokadhātvantaraṃ nītvā avasthāpitaḥ iti; apare kathayanti: bhagavato nāyamaparādhaḥ; api tu saṃghasya yenāsya utkṣepanīyaṃ karma na kṛtamiti; tatra yena rājñaḥ akarṇaṃ bhāṣyate tena (i 150) na rājā ārtīyate karmāṇyetāni mayā pūrvamanyāsu jātiṣu kṛtāni upacitāni iti; yena tu bhagavataḥ saṃghasya ca akarṇaṃ bhāṣyate, tena rājā atyarthamārtīyate; madīyena durnītena loko bhagavataḥ saṃghasya ca akarṇaṃ bhāṣate iti
bhikṣavaḥ saṃśayajātāḥ sarvasaṃśayacchettāraṃ buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ papracchuḥ | paśya bhadanta anyairaparāddham (a 478 ) anye doṣeṇa lipyante iti, bhagavānāha: na bhikṣava etarhi; yathā atīte'pyadhvanyanyairaparāddhamanye doṣeṇa liptāḥ; tacchrūyatāṃ