Caitika

Caitika

The Caitika (Sanskrit; traditional Chinese: 制多部; pinyin: zhìduō-bù) was an early Buddhist school, and was a sub-sect of the Mahāsāṃghika school. They were also known as the Caityaka sect. The Caitikas proliferated throughout the mountains of southern India, from which it derives its name.

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