Jhana monks and Dhamma-devotee monks??

[sujato]

See my earlier essay on this sutta:

Was there a conflict between scholars and meditators?

Note: This essay has been modified following the remarks by @Senryu in this post. My thanks to him for helping me with this. Abstract In AN 6.46 we have an interesting discussion of conflicts between two groups of mendicants. The text gives an idea of some of the tensions that emerged in the Sangha in the years following the Buddha’s death. It has attracted several translations and discussions. However, most, if not all, of this attention has worked under the assumption that the conflict is …