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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 969

[969] Sakavādin: Was the Bodhisatta one who had entered upon the fixed course (niyāma) and had lived the holy life (brahmacariya) in the dispensation (pāvacana) of the Blessed One Kassapa? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Was the Bodhisatta a disciple (sāvaka) of the Blessed One Kassapa? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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