Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s3.6

v2.c35.s3.6

Prof. Przyluski² rightly traces the origin of the Sarvāstivāda school in the grouping of monks, shown in the account of the Second Council. He says that the monks collected by Yasa hailed mainly from two centres, of which one was Kausambī-Avanti and the other Mathurā. The former developed into the Theravāda and Mahīśāsaka schools while the latter into Sarvāstivāda, and both were opposed to the Mahāsaṅghikas whose centre was at Pāṭaliputra and Vesāli.