“Well then, let’s go to Sāvatthī and resolve this legal issue in the presence of the Buddha.”

6. The account of the eighteen grounds The monks at Kosambī put their dwellings in order, took their bowls and robes, and went to Sāvatthī.

When Venerable Sāriputta heard that they were coming, he went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down, and told him, adding, “Sir, how should I act toward these monks?” “Take your stand in accordance with the Teaching.” “And how do I know what accords with the Teaching and what doesn’t?”