-
addition of
rules to the
Vinaya by the
minority (
Sthaviras). The Mahāsāṃghikas
therefore saw the
Sthaviras as
being a
breakaway group which was attempting...
-
these two main
groups later arose many
other sects or schools. From the
Sthaviras arose the Sarvāstivāda sects, the Vibhajyavādins, the Theravadins, the...
- Mahāsāṃghikas hold that the
Sthaviras ("Elders")
wanted to 'add' more
rules to the Vinaya.
Vinaya texts ****ociated with the
Sthaviras do
contain more rules...
- but they
disagree on what
issues he
disagreed with the
Buddha on. The
Sthavira texts generally focus on "five points"
which are seen as
excessive ascetic...
-
Vinaya by the
minority (
Sthaviras). This
account is
bolstered by the
vinaya texts themselves, as
vinayas ****ociated with the
Sthaviras do
contain more rules...
-
reverted to
calling themselves "Theriyas",
after the
earlier Theras (
Sthaviras).
Still later, at some
point prior to the
Dipavamsa (4th century), the...
-
Nirvana (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; IAST: nirvāṇa; Pali: nibbāna) is the
extinguishing of the p****ions, the "blowing out" or "quenching" of the
activity of the...
-
believe that this was
probably caused when a
group of
reformists called Sthaviras ("elders")
sought to
modify the
Vinaya (monastic rule), and this caused...
- the
Abhayagiri tradition as the "Mahāyāna
Sthaviras," and the Mahāvihāra
tradition as the "Hīnayāna
Sthaviras."
Xuanzang further writes, "The Mahāvihāravāsins...
- (janapada) of Avanti,
where the
Sthavira nikāya was centered.
Following the
initial split in the
Buddhist community, the
Sthavira nikāya
became influential...
