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五部律

Dictionary Definition:

The first five Hīnayāna sects-- Dharmagupta, Sarvāstivāda, Mahīśāsaka, Kāśyapīya, and Vātsīputrīya; see 五師.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous