Nine Sangha sects had been registered with the
Department of Religious Affairs by 1 February 1980. The Law Relating to Sangha Organization, enacted by the
SLORC junta in 1990, explicitly recognizes only these nine sects and prohibits the formation of new sects. However, the law allows the existing sects to merge. The official list of the Nine Major Sects of Saṃghā (သံဃာဂိုဏ်းကြီးကိုးဂိုဏ်း) is as follows: but it did not receive the name Dvarā at that time. The Okpho Sayadaw preached to his followers to replace the words
kāyakamma, vacīkamma, manokamma in the
Okāsa prayer with the words
kāyadvāra, vacīdvāra, manodvāra. In 1217 ME, a dispute broke out among the Uposatha observers on whether the recitation with three
dvāra or the one with three
kamma was correct. When they asked the Okpho Sayadaw, he judged that the recitation with
dvāra is the only correct way, citing the Aṅguttara Nikāya of the Pāli canon. Those who disagreed asked the Kyìthè Layhtat Sayadaw (author of the
Jinattha-pakāsanī), who judged that they should recite with
kamma, citing the verse "
natvāti kāyakamma vacīkamma manokamma saṅkhātehi tīhikammehi namassitvā". Thus, the sect of Okpho Sayadaw was called "
Dvāravādī Sect" while those who disagreed with him (i.e., Sudhammā followers) were called "
Kammavādī Sect". The Okpho Sayadaw was proficient in astrology. He said that the full moon days and new moon days in the
Burmese calendar are one day earlier than the actual days. He and his follower monks performed rites on the first waning days and the first waxing days instead of full moon days and new moon days, until he passed away.
Anaukchaung Dvāra Sect Monks from six monasteries of the Dvāra Sect near the
Ngawun River, locally known as Anaukchaung (Western Stream), accused the Ngathaingchaung Yetagun Monastery Sayadaw of the First
Pārajika offense with a woman. Because the Dvāra Sect leader Okpho Sayadaw sided with the accused monk, the monks from those six monasteries broke away and founded a separate sect. This sect, Anaukchaung Dvāra Sect, is led by six sayadaws.
Dhammānudhamma Mahādvāra Nikāya Sect In the 13 years after the death of Okpho Sayadaw, no one had been elected as the new
Mahānāyaka of
Dvāra sāsanā. In 1280 M.E. (1918-1919 C.E.), the Dvāra Sect held a Sangha meeting which elected the Yangon Monastery Sayadaw from
Hinthada as the second
Mahānāyaka of Dvāra Sāsanā, and gave the title of "
Dhammānudhamma Mahādva Nikāya" to their Dvāra Sect. The majority of Dvāra monks reverted to performing rites on full moon days and new moon days in the Burmese calendar, citing a teaching of Lord Buddha that full moon days and new moon days be determined by the king or the government (
rāja padhāna).
Dhammavinayānuloma Mūladvāra Nikāya Sect Ingapu Sayadaw and his followers had personal and doctrinal disputes with Dvāra Sayadaws from Hinthada. When the Hinthada monks held a Sangha meeting and took the name "
Mahādvāra Nikaya", the Ingapu Sayadaw named his group "
Mūladvāra" without holding a Sangha meeting. The Mūladvāra Nikāya retains the practice of performing the rites on the first waning days and the first waxing days, as taught by the Okpho Sayadaw. The sect later took the title "
Dhammavinayānuloma Mūladvāra Nikāya," meaning the original Dvāra sect which practices according to
Dhamma and
Vinaya. == The word "Gaing", "Gaṇa" or "Sect" ==