Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t5.6

c6.s5.t5.6

*Saṁghabheda* (split in the organization) as a category is repeatedly discussed in Buddhist canons. Forming a separate circle for any practice to be done collectively in the *saṁgha* causes *cakrabheda*, and *cakrabheda* leads to *saṁghabheda*. The canons differentiate between the division amongst the monks by forming separate circles within the order and the split. The former is called *saṁgharāji*, and the latter is already described as *saṁghabheda*. The *saṁghabheda* will be supposed to have occurred if the total number of the monks raising a dispute exceeds nine. The canons also describe the situations of cakrabheda which were already occurring in the *saṁgha*. The causes of split rested either on doctrinal differences or adoption of different practices.⁹⁹