Mahasanghika > Mahayana
Split caused by 10 illegal Vinaya acts or by Mahadeva's 5 propositions regarding arhants
Shared major doctrines with Theravadins
Differed with regard to some canonical text
Differed with regard to definition of Middle Path
- Theravadins = life of moderation
- Mahasanghikas = theory of relativity (neither reality or unreality, neither existence nor non-existence, neither self nor non-self)
Buddhas are supramundane
- Free from karma
- Body and powers boundless