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According to Rahulji, as stated in his "Bauddha Darshan" at page 58, the various sub-divisions of the Bauddha religion during the time of Aşoka (269 B.C.) were as under :
Bauddha-Dharma
(1) Mahasanghikas (7) Sthaviravāda
(2) Gokulika (3) Ekavyāvahārika (8) Mahisāsaka
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(4) Prajnaptivada (5) Bahulika
(9) Sarvästivāda (10) Dharmaguptika
(Bahusrutika) (11) Kasyapiya
(6) Chaityavādi (12) Sankrantika
(13) Sutravādi
(Sautrāntika)
(15) Dharmottariya
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(16) Bhadrayanika
Chhannāgārika (Shannāgārika)
(17)
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(14) Vrijiputraka Vatsiputriya
(18) Sammitiya
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