vaibhāṣika
Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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vaibhāṣika A follower of the Vaibhāṣika school. He follows teachings of the Mahāvibhāṣā, a commentary on the Sarvāstivādin Abhidharma.
Source
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Buddhānusmṛti - A Glossary of Buddhist Terms
Definition[2]
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Vaibhāṣika
An influential Buddhist school of the Small Vehicle (Hīnayāna), closely related to the Sarvāstivāda, which flourished in north-west India principally in Gandhāra and Kashmir. Their name derives from a great treatise known as the Mahāvibhāṣā (Great Book of Alternatives) which summarizes their views.
Source
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A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[3]
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A Sarvāstivādin who takes the Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā as the authority.
Source
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Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Sanskrit-English Glossary, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti
Related
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vaicitrya , vaidhurya , vaiḍūrya , vaihāyasa , vaihāyasam , vahitvā , vahitu , vahittha , vāhitapāpadharma , vahitabba
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