[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c14.769 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.769 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.769 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.769](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.769) Gūtha. One of the purgatories. It is next to the Mahā Niraya, and is the habitation of needle-mouthed creatures who rip away the skin, flesh, tendons, etc., of the victim and then devour his marrow.¹ - [Previous: v1.c14.768](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.768) - [Next: v1.c14.770](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.770) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.769](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.769) · Pramāṇa