Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s3.6

v2.c75.s3.6

Those who stuck to Ethics and moral discipline were called the Theravādins and those who trifled with Ethics and discipline but stuck to metaphysical and altruistic doctrines were called the Mahāsaṅghikas. One point of difference is very marked, ‘the Youngers were all Lokottarvādins and believed in the superhuman character of Buddha. But schisms bring forth further schisms, and in the course of a century, the two parties split up into eighteen principal sects, beside a number of minor ones'—Bhattacharya.