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Buddhist councils and Mahadeva (Buddhism)

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Difference between Buddhist councils and Mahadeva (Buddhism)

Buddhist councils vs. Mahadeva (Buddhism)

Since the death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist monastic communities have periodically convened to settle doctrinal and disciplinary disputes and to revise and correct the contents of the sutras. Mahādeva (महादेव) is a controversial figure who appears in various roles in the histories of the early Buddhist schools.

Similarities between Buddhist councils and Mahadeva (Buddhism)

Buddhist councils and Mahadeva (Buddhism) have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Arhat, Mahāsāṃghika, Sangha, Sthavira nikāya, Theravada, Vinaya.

Arhat

Theravada Buddhism defines arhat (Sanskrit) or arahant (Pali) as "one who is worthy" or as a "perfected person" having attained nirvana.

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Mahāsāṃghika

The Mahāsāṃghika (Sanskrit "of the Great Sangha") was one of the early Buddhist schools.

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Sangha

Sangha (saṅgha; saṃgha; සංඝයා; พระสงฆ์; Tamil: சங்கம்) is a word in Pali and Sanskrit meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community" and most commonly refers in Buddhism to the monastic community of bhikkhus (monks) and bhikkhunis (nuns).

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Sthavira nikāya

The Sthavira nikāya (Sanskrit "Sect of the Elders") was one of the early Buddhist schools.

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Theravada

Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core.

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Vinaya

The Vinaya (Pali and Sanskrit, literally meaning "leading out", "education", "discipline") is the regulatory framework for the sangha or monastic community of Buddhism based on the canonical texts called the Vinaya Pitaka.

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Buddhist councils and Mahadeva (Buddhism) Comparison

Buddhist councils has 66 relations, while Mahadeva (Buddhism) has 13. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 7.59% = 6 / (66 + 13).

References

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