Account of the First Council given in the Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā

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I was inspired to create this post after doing the same with the beginning passages of the Kathāvatthu-Aṭṭhakathā:

Passages from the introductory section (nidāna) of the Kathāvatthu-Aṭṭhakathā

Here are some passages from the introductory section (nidāna) of the Kathāvatthu-Aṭṭhakathā, which I translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence: "Then, the elder Mahākassapa and the assembly of monks, together with King Ajātasattu, collected the essence of the Dhamma and Vinaya and held a council (Saṅgīti). A hundred years later, the Vajjiputtaka monks raised ten points (of dispute). Hearing of these, the elder Yasa, son of the Brahmin Kaṇḍaka, along with King Asoka (son of Susunāga)…

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