
Conflict and Crisis
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The Buddha's Influence on the Buddhists
By that time there's a really established, sort of a monas community who have sort of settled dwellings and as many lay people as well. And then there are still some wandering er monks as well, e practitioners. But he says, er, this is the only true way to practice, and and really we need to go back to the authentic manner. So these rules are put to the buddha. And also, in the meantime, he accumulates lots of followers, davidata, who agrees or likes that way off practising. He has 500 followers and who soroe accompany him. They gradually fall away from his influence.
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