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Sarvāstivāda is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sarvāstivāda in a sentence

Sarvāstivāda meaning

An early school of Buddhism.

Using Sarvāstivāda

  • The main meaning on this page is: An early school of Buddhism.
  • In the example corpus, sarvāstivāda often appears in combinations such as: the sarvāstivāda, sarvāstivāda school.

Context around Sarvāstivāda

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

northern 1×

Often after:

school 2× system 1×

Sentence patterns with Sarvāstivāda

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

from the sarvāstivāda school 1× in the sarvāstivāda school c 1× the northern sarvāstivāda 1× the sarvāstivāda system extended 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the great tang 1× the sarvāstivāda system 1× these two views 1× this largely follows 1×

Common sentence endings:

c 500 ce 1× present and future 1× that everything exists 1× the northern sarvāstivāda 1× the sarvāstivāda school 1×

Words around Sarvāstivāda

Just before it in the word index:

sarvar 2 sarvankar 2 sarvajanik 6 sarvajan 2 sarvadharma 2 sarva 8

Just after it in the word index:

sarvekshan 2 sarvepalli 8 sarver 6 sarvesh 5 sarveshwar 3 sarvey 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Sarvāstivāda

  • In this selection, "sarvāstivāda" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, northern, school and system stand out and add context to how "sarvāstivāda" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include from the sarvāstivāda school and in the sarvāstivāda school c. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sarvāstivāda" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sarvāstivāda

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These two views are not necessarily in opposition and a South Indian Nāgārjuna could well have studied the northern Sarvāstivāda. (20 words)

This largely follows the Nikayas approach. citation citation citation citation The Abhidharmakośakārikā approach is Vasubandhu 's Abhidharma commentary text in the Sarvāstivāda school (c. 500 CE). (26 words)

The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions., Numata Center, Berkeley, p. 153. Asaṅga had a half-brother, Vasubandhu, who was a monk from the Sarvāstivāda school. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The Sarvāstivāda was one of the major Buddhist philosophical schools in India, and they were so named because of their belief that dharmas exist in all three times: past, present and future. (32 words)

The Sarvāstivāda system extended this realism across time, effectively positing a type of eternalism with regards to time, hence the name of their school means "the view that everything exists". (30 words)

The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions., Numata Center, Berkeley, p. 153. Asaṅga had a half-brother, Vasubandhu, who was a monk from the Sarvāstivāda school. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions., Numata Center, Berkeley, p. 153. Asaṅga had a half-brother, Vasubandhu, who was a monk from the Sarvāstivāda school.

The Sarvāstivāda system extended this realism across time, effectively positing a type of eternalism with regards to time, hence the name of their school means "the view that everything exists".

The Sarvāstivāda was one of the major Buddhist philosophical schools in India, and they were so named because of their belief that dharmas exist in all three times: past, present and future.

These two views are not necessarily in opposition and a South Indian Nāgārjuna could well have studied the northern Sarvāstivāda.

This largely follows the Nikayas approach. citation citation citation citation The Abhidharmakośakārikā approach is Vasubandhu 's Abhidharma commentary text in the Sarvāstivāda school (c. 500 CE).

Common combinations with sarvāstivāda

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sarvāstivāda" in a sentence?
An example: "The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions., Numata Center, Berkeley, p. 153. Asaṅga had a half-brother, Vasubandhu, who was a monk from the Sarvāstivāda school." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "sarvāstivāda" from authentic English texts.
What does "sarvāstivāda" mean?
Sarvāstivāda means: An early school of Buddhism.
How many example sentences with "sarvāstivāda" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "sarvāstivāda", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.