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The document outlines the major divisions and doctrinal differences between the 18 schools of early Buddhism that emerged after the Second Buddhist Council. It discusses the key schools like Theravada, Mahasanghika, Sarvastivada, Sammitiya and others. The differences included language used, vinaya rules, concepts of Buddha, Bodhisattva, pudgala (self), functions of consciousness, and whether arhats were subject to retrogression. Geography, rivalry between monastic groups, and doctrinal disputes over transce
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- Baba
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- EN