Kassapiyā, Kassapikā

A division of the Sabbatthivādī sect.

The Sankantikas were an offshoot of the Kassapiyā (Mhv.v.9; Dpv.v.48; Mbv.96).

The Kathāvatthu Commentary (Points of Controversy, p.101) states that the Kassapiyā held that the past survives, as presently existing, in part.
 

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from