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1. Abhidharma

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   The various schools that branched off from early Buddhism each developed their own canonical Abhidharma compilation, reflecting subtle interpretive variations on the nature of dharmas and the path to liberation. The compilation process typically involved extracting and systematizing doctrinal points from the existing Sūtra Piṭaka.
   The major surviving Abhidharma traditions are associated with the Sarvāstivāda school, the Theravāda school, and the Dharmaguptaka school (though the latter's primary text is largely extan…

2. Chinese Buddhism

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   Doctrinal Synthesis and Indigenous Schools
   While early Chinese Buddhism was dominated by the study of imported Indian schools (such as Sarvāstivāda and Madhyamaka via the Sanlun school), the ultimate trajectory involved the creation of schools based on uniquely Chinese textual foundations and interpretive methods.
   The Tiantai School