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Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra

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As regards the former two, their "unorthodox" and "incorrect" doctrines are taken to task from the perspective of the Sarvāstivādins; with regard to the latter, several views are often expressed as elaborations of (presumably-) orthodox Sarvāstivāda doctrines. These are often open-ended, with no one
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translation, also by Xuanzang, and other historical considerations. It appears in the Taishō Tripitaka in its own volume (T27, No. 1545, 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論, 五百大阿羅漢等造, 三藏法師玄奘奉 詔譯), due to its huge size: a massive 200
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is particularly useful not only in understanding the Sarvāstivāda, but also in obtaining a relatively detailed perspective on the then-current state of both the
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explanation favored over another, though sometimes a particular explanation is extolled as being particularly clear and in harmony with the teachings.
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What is the Vaipulya? It is said to be all the sūtras corresponding to elaborations on the meanings of the exceedingly profound dharmas.
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concerning the Mahāyāna is of considerable importance. The text employs a schema of Buddhist practice that consists of the
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is an older translation, translated by Buddhavarman and Daotai (T28, No. 1546, 阿毘達磨毘婆沙論, 迦旃延子造, 五百羅漢釋, 北涼天竺沙門浮陀跋摩共道泰等譯).
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As such an immense text, it contains a huge array of material. This includes the discussion of basically every
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and Mahāyāna traditions, as well as the means by which Mahāyāna doctrines would become accepted. The
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maintained that it was written some three centuries after the Buddha, which would be c. 150 BCE.
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engaged in the study thereof, as a compendium that encompassed all of the essential doctrines.
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References to the (Mahāyāna) ideal of the Bodhisattvayāna, and to the practice of the Six
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is considered most prominent. Its authorship is traditionally attributed to five hundred
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issue of the day, as put forth by: other—non-Sarvāstivādin—Buddhist schools, such as the
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Willemen, Dessein & Cox: Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism, Brill, 1998. pg. 236.
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doctrines in the northwest of India. According to Paul Williams, the similarly massive
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According to a number of scholars, Mahāyāna Buddhism flourished during the time of the
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text. It is thought to have been authored around 150 CE. It is an encyclopedic work on
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Venerable Yinshun: Study of the Abhidharma, Texts and Commentators of the
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texts may have represented a similar authoritative work, as held by the
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Buddhist Saints in India: A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations.
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contains a great deal of doctrinal material with a strong affinity to
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Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition.
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Nāgārjuna in Context: Mahāyāna Buddhism and Early Indian Culture.
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also has a clear association with the Vaibhāṣika Sarvāstivādins.
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doctrines. According to Karl Potter, the information in the
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defines the Mahāyāna teachings, which are described as
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Indian Buddhism: A Survey With Bibliographical Notes.
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It also describes accommodations reached between the
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Index

Mahavibhasa
Sanskrit
Buddhist
Abhidharma
Buddhist philosophy
Vaibhāṣika
Sanskrit
term
Jñānaprasthāna
Taishō canon
compendiums
six legs
Buddha
Kātyayanīputra
Mahā-prajñā-pāramitopadeśa
Aṣṭaskandha
Xuanzang
arhats
parinirvāṇa
Buddha
Chinese
fascicles
doctrinal
Vibhajyavāda
Pudgalavāda
Mahāsāṃghika
Saṃkhya
Vaiśeṣika
literature
Buddhadharma

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