Starting with the "Dīpavaṃsa" chronicle in the 4th century, the Theravādins of the Mahāvihāra in Sri Lanka attempted to identify themselves with the original Sthavira sect. The Theravādin "Dīpavaṃsa" clarifies that the name "Theravāda" refers to the "old" teachings, making no indication that it refers to the Second Council. Similarly, the name "Mahāsāṃghika" is in reference to those who follow the original Vinaya of the undivided Saṃgha. The "Dīpavaṃsa" chronicle lauds the Theravāda as a "great banyan" and dismissively portrays the other early Buddhist schools as thorns ("kaṇṭaka"). "Dīpavaṃsa", 4.90–91 says: