The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1600 page)
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Mula Sa
gha
(The Root Assembly)
.
gha(The Root Assembly)
.
The central organization of
Digambara
Jain ascetics. Jains developed into innumerable sects and groups, maintaining lineage, but splitting like the delta of a river.
Digambara
Jain ascetics. Jains developed into innumerable sects and groups, maintaining lineage, but splitting like the delta of a river.
M
la-sarv
stiv
da
.
la-sarvstivda.
Name adopted by the Buddhist
Sarv
stiv
da
school some time in the 7th cent. CE, to distinguish it from three subschools which had detached themselves. The three subschools, of the Dharmagupta, Mah
saka, and K
yap
ya, became established in Central Asia.
Sarv
stivdaschool some time in the 7th cent. CE, to distinguish it from three subschools which had detached themselves. The three subschools, of the Dharmagupta, Mah
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