A division of the SabbatthivÄdÄ« sect. The Saá¹…kantikas were an offshoot of the KassapiyÄ (Mhv.v.9; Dpv.v.48; Mbv.96). The KathÄvatthu Commentary (Points of Controversy, p.101) states that the KassapiyÄ held that the past survives, as presently existing, in part.
Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
