sentences:  Therefore, most countries which adopted Buddhism from China, also adopted the Dharmaguptaka vinaya and ordination lineage for bhikṣus and bhikṣuṇīs.During the early period of Chinese Buddhism, the Indian Buddhist sects recognized as important, and whose texts were studied, were the Dharmaguptakas, Mahīśāsakas, Kāśyapīyas, Sarvāstivādins, and the Mahāsāṃghikas.Complete vinayas preserved in the Chinese Buddhist canon include the "Mahīśāsaka Vinaya" (T. 1421), "Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya" (T. 1425), "Dharmaguptaka Vinaya" (T. 1428), "Sarvāstivāda Vinaya" (T. 1435), and the "Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya" (T. 1442).