Caitika

Statue of the Buddha at Bojjannakonda, Andhra Pradesh
Statue of the Buddha at Bojjannakonda, Andhra Pradesh
The Great stupa at Sanchi associated with the Caitikas

Caitika (Chinese: 制多山部 or 制多部) was an early Buddhist school, a sub-sect of the Mahāsāṃghika. They were also known as the Caityaka sect.

The Caitikas proliferated throughout the mountains of South India, from which they derived their name.[1] In Pali writings, members of this sect and its offshoots were generally referred to as the Andhakas, meaning "of Coastal Andhra".

  1. ^ Sree Padma 2008, p. 35.