Sarvastivada Buddhism
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Sarvastivada Buddhism was an influential early Buddhist school, prominent along the Silk Road, known for its detailed Abhidharma philosophy and the doctrine that all dharmas exist in the past, present, and future.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarvastivada | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hinayana school
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Nikaya school ⓘ early Buddhist school ⓘ |
| abhidharmaPreservedIn |
Chinese canon
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Tibetan canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Abhidharma
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Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra NERFINISHED ⓘ Abhidharma Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Abhidharma texts in Sanskrit ⓘ Jñanaprasthana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavibhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredBy | later tradition as one of the 18 schools ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Mahayana Buddhism
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Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedAlong | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Central Asia
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Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalFocus | Abhidharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
all dharmas exist in past, present, and future
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real existence of dharmas in three times ⓘ sarvam asti ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
classification of dharmas
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dependent origination ⓘ dharmas as ultimately real ⓘ eighteen elements (dhatus) ⓘ five aggregates (skandhas) ⓘ four noble truths ⓘ momentariness of dharmas ⓘ path to arhatship ⓘ twelve sense bases (ayatanas) ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCode | Sarvastivada Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Sautrantika (as a related movement)
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Vaibhashika Sarvastivada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Buddhism
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East Asian Abhidharma traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaibhashika school NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogacara school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
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Northwest India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 3rd century BCE to early 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Central Asian oases
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ Khotan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kucha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Gandhari
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Prakrits ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| vinayaPreservedIn | Chinese canon ⓘ |
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Sarvastivada