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There are different versions of the various early sects of Buddhism. They are often described as the “18 schools”. However, the general scholarly concensus is that this is a reductive number and that the actual number of sects within Indian Buddhism was far greater and more diverse. The source for this particular list is Nalinaksha Dutt, Buddhist Sects in India, p.49. 

Language (Kmap): 
Sanskrit