Guide to the Samayabhedoparacanacakra

A reading guide to the treatise that lists the schools and their doctrinal claims.

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.

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Citation

APA

Prajñā Buddhist Studies. (2026). Guide to the Samayabhedoparacanacakra. Retrieved from https://buddhism.hksapientia.org/en/buddhist-history/sectarian-buddhism/yibuzonglun-guide/

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@misc{buddhist-history-sectarian-buddhism-yibuzonglun-guide,
  title = {Guide to the Samayabhedoparacanacakra},
  author = {Prajñā Buddhist Studies},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://buddhism.hksapientia.org/en/buddhist-history/sectarian-buddhism/yibuzonglun-guide/}
}

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