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| | Buddhism / history of buddhism / dharmaguptakas |
 | | The Dharmaguptaka doctrine appears to have been characterized by an understanding of the Buddha as separate in essence, and superior to, the monastic community, in opposition to the belief of other schools. |
 | | The Dharmaguptaka vinaya was translated into Chinese by Kuang Seng Kai in 152 CE, and thereafter became the predominant vinaya in Chinese Buddhist monasticism. |
 | | The Dharmaguptaka vinaya, or "monastic rules", are still followed today in Taiwan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, and its lineage for the ordination of nuns (bhikkhuni) has survived uninterrupted to this day. |
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