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 295 - Ajātaśatru asks the Buddha if it is possible to show any visible benefit to be derived from asceticism
12. atha rājā māgadhaḥ ajātaśatrurvaidehīputraḥ bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte nyaṣīdad; ekāntaniṣaṇṇo rājā māgadhaḥ ajātaśatrurvaidehīputraḥ bhagavantamidamavocat: pṛcchema vayaṃ bhadanta bhagavantaṃ kaṃcideva pradeśaṃ sacedavakāśaṃ kuryātpraśnasya vyākaraṇāya; pṛccha mahārāja yadevākāṅkṣase
13. ime bhadanta pṛthakśilpasthānakarmasthānikāḥ; tadyathā (i 220) mālākārāḥ naḍakārāḥ naiṣadyikāḥ yāvasikāḥ sūtāḥ hastyārohāḥ aśvārohāḥ rathikāḥ tsarukāḥ dhanurgrahāḥ sevāḥ ceṭāḥ piṇḍabhujaḥ ugrāḥ śūrāḥ praskandinaḥ mahānagnāḥ rājaputrāḥ ārādhakāḥ kalpakāḥ snapakāḥ; te svakasvakaiḥ śilpasthānakarmasthānaiḥ kṛtyāni kurvanti, dānāni dadati, puṇyāni kurvanti, bhṛtyān (a 504 ) bibhrati; paṃcabhiśca kāmaguṇaiḥ samarpitāḥ samanvaṅgībhūtāḥ krīḍanti ramante paricārayanti; labhyamevaṃrūpāṇāṃ sāndṛṣṭikaṃ śrāmaṇyaphalaṃ prajñaptum? abhijānāsi tvaṃ mahārāja itaḥ pūrvamanyānapi śramaṇabrāhmaṇānevaṃrūpaṃ praśnaṃ praṣṭu? abhijānāmi bhadanta