Sarvastivada

Sarvastivada was one of the early schools of Buddhism, named after its doctrine that the dharmas, the elements of existence, exist in past, present and future. Strong in Kashmir, Gandhara and Central Asia from about the 2nd century BCE, it produced a large Abhidharma literature, including the Mahavibhasa, and its monastic code was followed in oasis states such as Kucha and Karasahr. Its ideas shaped later Mahayana thought.