The Mahasamghika Schools

Teachings and texts associated with the Mahasamghika lineage, including its Buddha doctrine.

This page separates early textual evidence, modern scholarly discussion, and later readings. Historical study sits beside practice; it does not replace it.

The full article is available in Traditional Chinese.

A stone figure on the railing of the Bharhut stupa — Bharhut railing relief

Citation

APA

Prajñā Buddhist Studies. (2026). The Mahasamghika Schools. Retrieved from https://buddhism.hksapientia.org/en/buddhist-history/sectarian-buddhism/mahasanghika/

BibTeX (reference manager format, not code)

@misc{buddhist-history-sectarian-buddhism-mahasanghika,
  title = {The Mahasamghika Schools},
  author = {Prajñā Buddhist Studies},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://buddhism.hksapientia.org/en/buddhist-history/sectarian-buddhism/mahasanghika/}
}

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