Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.176
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.176
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v1.c24.176
1. Dhammaguttā, Dhammaguttikā.—A secondary division of the Mahimsāsakas,¹ probably an offshoot of the Sabbatthivādins. They had a special Vinaya of their own. According to Tibetan sources,² they were called after their leader, Dharmagupta. Their fundamental doctrines were these: that the Buddha is not comprised in the Saṅgha; that while there is great reward for offerings made to the Buddha, there is none for offerings to the Saṅgha; that a life of brahmacariya exists also among the devas; and that there are worldly laws as opposed to spiritual.