The Second Buddhist Council， held at Vai/sa^li^ 毗舍离城 about one hundred years after the passing away of S/a^kyamuni， attended by seven hundred monks. The second council is considerably better documented in the texts than the first and is generally recognized as a historical event. The cause of the council lay in the accusations made by the Sthavira 上座 monk Ya/sas 耶舍 against the Vrjiputraka 跋耆族 monks， who were engaged in ten kinds of practices that were not in accord with his understanding of the vinaya， most obvious of which was the reception of gold and silver from lay practitioners. The Vrjiputraka side rejected these claims， and a conflict resulted. The conflict was resolved in the course of this council， led by Revata， following the authority of the elder monk Sarvagamin， who ruled against the Vrjiputrakas on all ten counts， which are called the ten practices not in accord with the dharma 十事非法. Records of this council are found in both the Pali and Sanskrit versions of the Vinaya-pitaka. The Singhalese tradition （Therava^da） explains the schism between the Sthaviras and Maha^sa^m!ghikas 大众部 on the basis of the conflict that led to the convocation of this council. According to their version， the monks of Vai/sa^li^ convoked a counter council in which they established themselves as Maha^sa^m!ghikas. For a more detailed explanation， see Charles Prebish's article on "Buddhist Councils" in the Encyclopedia of Religion （vol. 4， p. 121）.