Kasyapiyah
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Kasyapiyah - a subdivision of Sarvastivadah. The two are the divisions which took place immediately after the Buddha's death into (a) the elder monks or intimate disciples, and (b) the general body of disciples, styled respectively 上座 and 大衆 q.v.; the five are the divisions, which are said to have occurred a century later, into Dharma-guptah 曇無德, Mulasarvastivadah 薩婆多, Mahisasakah 彌沙塞, Kasyapiyah 迦葉遣 and Vatsiputriya 姿麤富
【梵】 काश्यपीयाः (कश्यपीयाः)【中】 飲光部
