[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.c24.176 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.176 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.176 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v1.c24.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.175) - [Next: v1.c24.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.177) - [Up: v1.c24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.176) · Pramāṇa