Doctrines of the Mahasanghika School of Buddhism

Nalinaksha Dutt

Doctrines of the Mahasanghika School of Buddhism

Vol. 14 · No. 1March - 1938pp. 110–113English

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“The Mahasanghikas imply by the above opinion of theirs that purity in speech (sammad vicd), actions (5૧0131 kammanto) and means હ livelthood (samma djivo) 15 a corporeal property and as such 15 non- mental and requires no drammana (basts).”"”
“The M. contend that the riipa of a maggasamangi (૦1 maggattha) remaun lokiya while his mental state '(citta) 5૯૮010૯ lokuttara, hence 1115 silas which belong to the category of riipa as shown above temains lokiva.”
“Sila, according to the M., must be positive action and not mere restraint (satnvara), 50 any ‘vififatti (11110130101) by means of body or speceh 15 sila.”

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Pepivambbidamdgga, 1, p. 44
Aeehas, pp. 83 &
V:'bba.n'ga (મૂઝ. 156 કિં.)
Majjhima Nikidya, 1, p. 54-55
Digha Nikaya, 11, p. g6-57

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Vol. 14 · No. 1

1–56Symbolism of the DomeAnanda Kentish Coomaraswamy 57–73On the Immediate Source of the KathasaritsagaraS. Rangachar 74–95Raja RamnarainS. H. Askari 96–100Vamadeva, the Saiva SaintDineshchandra Sircar 101–109Some Folk Goddesses of Ancient and Mediaeval IndiaJitendra Nath Banerjee 110–113Doctrines of the Mahasanghika School of BuddhismNalinaksha DuttCurrent article 114–120Doctrines of the Sarvastivada School of BuddhismNalinaksha Dutt 121–136Adverbs in -tardm, -tarimLouis Renou 137–152Banerji on Sakas and KusanasSten Konow 153–157Yavanaparipati-Anukrama or Patra-PraastiM. M. Patkar 158–166Minor Brahmi Inscriptions in the Udayagiri and Khandagiri CavesB. M. Barua 167–181Medieval Indo-Persian Literature relating to Hindu Science and Philosophy, 1000‑1800 A.D.A. B. M. Habibullah 182–185ReviewsKalidas Nag, A. B. M. Habibullah, Arthur Berriedale Keith 186–193Select Contents of Oriental Journals 194–199Bibliographical Notes

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