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Mah
s
ghikas
(the ‘Great Assembly’)
.
sghikas(the ‘Great Assembly’)
.
A body which broke away from the Elder (
Sthavira
) tradition of Buddhism after the Council of P
aliputra in 350 BCE (see
COUNCILS
). The Mah
s
ghikas distinguished themselves from the Sthaviras doctrinally in their conception of the Buddha as supramundane (
lokottara
), and socially by their acceptance of popular religious beliefs and practices, allowing a greater role to the laity.
Sthavira
) tradition of Buddhism after the Council of P
aliputra in 350 BCE (seeCOUNCILS
). The Mah
sghikas distinguished themselves from the Sthaviras doctrinally in their conception of the Buddha as supramundane (lokottara
), and socially by their acceptance of popular religious beliefs and practices, allowing a greater role to the laity.
Mah
sa
nip
ta
(s
tra collection):
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