वात्सीपुत्रीय निकाय

bauddh dharm mean vatsiputriy nikay atharah nikayoan mean se ek hai:-
sthaviravadi sangh se jo sarvapratham nikay bhed vikasit hua, vah vatsiputriy nikay hi hai. sthaviroan se inaka saiddhantik matabhed tha. ye log pudgalastitvavadi the. arthat ye pudgal ke dravyat: astitv ke pakshapati the aur use anirvachaniy kahate thean yah nikay sthaviravadiyoan ka pramukh pratipaksh raha hai. yahi karan hai ki tritiy sangiti ke avasar par jo samrath ashok ke kal mean pataliputr (patana) mean ayojit huee thi, usamean mudgaliputr tishy ne svaviravad se bhinn satrah nikayoan ka khandan karate hue jis 'kathavatthu' namak granth ki rachana ki thi, us granth mean unhoanne sarvapratham pudgalavadi vatsiputriyoan ka hi khandan kiya. isase yah bhi nishkarsh pratiphalit hota hai ki tritiy sangiti se poorv hi inaka astitv tha. kaushambi mathura tatha avanti adi inake pramukh kendr the.