Because they felt that Vātsīputrīya views were close to the view of a self or atman, they were sharply criticized by the Vibhajjavadins (a record of this is found in the Theravadin "Kathavatthu"), as well as by the Sarvastivadins (In the "Vijñanakaya"), Sautrantikas (most famously in the "Abhidharmakosha"), and the Madhyamaka school ( Candrakirti's "Madhyamakavatara").