Curated category
Sthaviravāda
- MahīśāsakaThe Mahīśāsaka sect emerged from the dispute in the Second Buddhist Council, a moment of division that reshaped early Buddhism.
- MulasarvastivadaThe Mulasarvastivada school emerged in India during the 2nd century CE, though its exact birth remains shrouded in uncertainty.
- SarvastivadaThe Sarvāstivāda school emerged during the reign of Emperor Aśoka, around the third century BCE. This early Buddhist group split from the Sthavira Nikāya, a…
- DharmaguptakaThe word Dharmaguptaka combines two Sanskrit terms. Guptaka means preserver. Dharma refers to law, justice, or morality.
- PudgalavadaThe elder Vatsiputra established the Pudgalavada school in India during the third century BCE. This group emerged from the Sthavira Nikaya, a major branch of…