Editing Sarvastivada (section)

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''Sarvāstivāda'' is a [[Sanskrit]] term that can be glossed as: "the theory of all that exists". The Sarvāstivāda argued that all [[dharma]]s (phenomena) exist in the past, present and future, the "three times". [[Vasubandhu]]'s ''[[Abhidharmakośa-bhāsya]]'' states, "He who affirms the existence of the dharmas of the three time periods [past, present and future] is held to be a Sarvāstivādin."{{sfn|Vasubandhu|de La Vallée-Poussin|1990|p=807}}

Although there is some dispute over how the word "Sarvāstivāda" is to be analyzed, the general consensus is that it is to be [[Parsing|parsed]] into three parts: ''sarva'' "all" or "every" + ''asti'' "exist" + ''vada'' "speak", "say" or "theory". This equates perfectly with the Chinese term, ''Shuōyīqièyǒu bù'' ({{zh|c=說一切有部}}),<ref>Taisho 27, n1545</ref> which is literally "the sect that speaks of the existence of everything," as used by [[Xuanzang]] and other translators.

The Sarvāstivāda was also known by other names, particularly ''hetuvada'' and ''yuktivada''. Hetuvada comes from hetu – 'cause', which indicates their emphasis on causation and conditionality. Yuktivada comes from yukti – 'reason' or even 'logic', which echoes their use of rational argument and [[syllogism]].