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Four Sects of Hinayana

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Four Sects of Hinayana

From the time of Ashoka, there were four principal schools out of the Eighteen sects of Hinayana, namely

  1. Mahasanghika
  2. Sthavirah
  3. Mulasarvastivadah
  4. Sammatiyah.
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