Mahāsāṃghika early Buddhist school
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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About this record
Mahāsāṃghika early Buddhist school is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its public geographic context is “Broad regional context; no country assigned” and its period or origin is “From c. 4th–3rd century BCE; disappeared as a distinct living ordination school.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Mainstream early Buddhist schools.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Mahāsāṃghika; Mahasanghika; Mahāsāṅghika; Great Community school
- Parent tradition
- Mainstream early Buddhist schools
- Public geographic context
- Broad regional context; no country assigned
- Period / origin
- From c. 4th–3rd century BCE; disappeared as a distinct living ordination school
- Living / historical status
- Historical
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateBroad regional context; no country assigned
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Mahāsāṃghika early Buddhist school. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1241. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1241
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