Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s3.t5.34

v2.c35.s3.t5.34

In Kārikas 25-27 of the fifth Kośasthāna of the *Abhidharmakośa*,³ there is a detailed exposition of the main thesis of the Sarvāstivādins, viz., *Sarvam asti*: The contention of the S. that the dharmas exist in the past, present and future rests on certain statements found in the Āgamas, one of which is as follows:—