According to the table of rains retreats given in the later commentaries, the Buddha kept his eleventh in the brahmin village of Nāḷa. The table records only the place and says nothing about what happened during this retreat.
Different Accounts
The Chinese Sengqieluocha suoji jing records this year's retreat in the realm of spirits. Taishō Canon
More differences between accounts (2)
The spelling of this village's name differs slightly between two later commentaries of the Southern tradition; some modern scholars write it as “Ekanāḷā”, but whether it is the same place cannot at present be determined.
The Chinese Shi'er you jing does not record the rains-retreat place, saying only that the Buddha taught beneath the Tree of Fear this year.
Dating
Year 11 after the Awakening, the Buddha aged forty-five, during the rains retreat; the year is given by the later commentaries, and only the year is known.
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References
Research Notes: Reliability, Dating and Sources
- How Reliability Is Assessed
Not recorded in the early sutras and Vinayas of any school; found only in the commentaries or later Buddha biographies. Later addition.
- Dating Evidence and Precision
Commentarial dating (the canonical texts give no date; later commentaries record it). Time precision: year only.
Sources
- 巴利註解書巴利註釋 AN-a，§37，PTS 2.125 前後
- 巴利註解書巴利註釋 Bv-a，序分
- 巴利註解書巴利註釋 Bv-a
- 大正藏大正藏 T04 no.194 p.144b
- 巴利註解書巴利註釋 AN-a，§37