Atlas record 1249Scholarly / historical only

Lokottaravāda Mahāsāṃghika school

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

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About this record

Lokottaravāda Mahāsāṃghika school is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “India” and its period or origin is “Early centuries BCE–first millennium CE.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Mahāsāṃghika.”

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
Lokottaravāda; Lokottaravada; Lokottaravādin; Transcendentalist school
Parent tradition
Mahāsāṃghika
Public geographic context
India
Period / origin
Early centuries BCE–first millennium CE
Living / historical status
Historical
Access / protocol
Scholarly / historical only
Evidence status
Related-entry source

Geography

Candidate

India

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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Lokottaravāda Mahāsāṃghika school. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1249. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1249

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA