Vinay Sutra

Author(s): Gunprabh Bhadant, Rahul Sankrutyayan
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

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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
(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)
(14) Vrijiputraka Vatsiputriya
(18) Sammitiya