A people dwelling on the banks of the Godhāvarī near the hermitage of the brahmin Bāvarī, whose kings Assaka and Aḷaka appear in the Suttanipāta and who were regarded elsewhere as an outcast clan.

A group of monastic schools that seceded from the Theravāda, encompassing several minor sects and holding various doctrines distinct from mainstream teaching, still active in Buddhaghosa’s time.