Sambhūta Sāṇavāsī went up to Sabbakāmī, bowed, sat down, and said, “Sir, the Vajjian monks of Vesālī proclaim ten practices as allowable: the salt-in-horn practice; the two-fingerbreadths practice; the next-village practice; the many-monasteries practice; the consent practice; customary practices; the unchurned practice; palm-juice drinking; sitting mats without borders; and gold, silver, and money. Now, you’ve learned much at the feet of your preceptor, both of the Teaching and the Monastic Law. When you reflect on the Teaching and the Monastic Law, who speak in accordance with the Teaching—the monks from the east or the monks from Pāvā?” “You too have learned much at the feet of your preceptor, both of the Teaching and the Monastic Law. When you reflect on the Teaching and the Monastic Law, who speak in accordance with the Teaching—the monks from the east or the monks from Pāvā?” “When I reflect like this, it occurs to me that the monks from the east speak contrary to the Teaching, but the monks from Pāvā don’t. But I won’t reveal my view in case I’m appointed to deal with this legal issue.” “And when I reflect like this, it occurs to me too that the monks from the east speak contrary to the Teaching, but the monks from Pāvā don’t. And I too won’t reveal my view in case I’m appointed to deal with this legal issue.”

Choosing a committeeThe Sangha then gathered to make a decision on that legal issue. While they were discussing that legal issue, there was endless talk but not a single statement that could be understood. Revata then informed the Sangha: