Sarvastivadah: 1 definition
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Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryOne of the early Hinayana sects, said to be formed about 200-300 years after the Nirvana of Shakyamuni. A branch of the Vaibhasika claiming Rahula as founder. A school of reality of all phenomena asserting the doctrine that all things are real. The subdivision of Sarvastivadah was complicated and doubtful. In the list of the Eighteen Sects of Hinayana, the Sarvastivadah was not taken into account to be one sect, as it split into all the remaining sects. Also known as Hetavadinah.See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kashyapiya, Hetavadinah, Eighteen Hinayana Sects, Mahishasaka, Dharmagupta, Dharmaguptah, Vaibhashika, Sautrantika, Vatsiputriyas, Vatsiputriya.
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