A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.2
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.2
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² According to Vinītadeva (8th century A.D.) the Sarvāstivādins used Sanskrit, the Mahāsaṅghikas Prākrit, the Sammitīyas Apabhraṁśa and the Sthaviravādins (i.e., Theravādins) Paiśāci. *Cf.* *Ryukan Kimura*, A Historical Study of the Terms Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna and the origin of Mahāyāna Buddhism, Calcutta, 1927, p. 7; R. *Pischel* in SBA 1904, p. 808.