HISTORY
BUDDHISM
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Question
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The Buddhist Sangha was divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the Mahayana during the reign of?
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Harsha
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Dharampala
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Ashoka
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Kanishka
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka in AD 72.
Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism today is divided into two major branches known to their respective followers as Theravada, the Way of the Elders, and Mahayana, the Great Vehicle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Doxolographies, classifications of philosophical systems, divide the Indian Mahayana philosophical schools into Madhyamika and Yogacara (also called Vijnanavada).
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