Digambara Jains

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Digambara Jains are adherents of one of the two major sects of Jainism, distinguished by their ascetic practices, emphasis on nudity for monks as a symbol of renunciation, and strict interpretation of non-attachment and non-violence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain sect ⓘ
religious community ⓘ
associatedRegion India ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
canonicalCollection Kasayapahuda ⓘ
Shatkhandagama ⓘ
coreBelief ahimsa (non-violence) ⓘ
anekantavada (non-absolutism) ⓘ
aparigraha (non-possessiveness) ⓘ
diet strict vegetarianism ⓘ
dietaryRestriction avoidance of eating after sunset ⓘ
avoidance of root vegetables in many communities ⓘ
distinguishedBy nudity of monks as symbol of renunciation ⓘ
strict ascetic practices ⓘ
strict interpretation of non-attachment ⓘ
strict interpretation of non-violence ⓘ
doNotOrdain nude nuns in contemporary practice ⓘ
doNotPractice nudity for lay followers ⓘ
ethicalCode five great vows for monks ⓘ
famousMonument Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola ⓘ
festival Akshaya Tritiya (associated with Rishabhanatha) ⓘ
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya

Mahavir Jayanti ⓘ
Paryushana (Das Lakshana in Digambara tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Paryushana
geographicConcentration Delhi ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
greatVow celibacy ⓘ
non-possession ⓘ
non-stealing ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
historicalDevelopment sectarian differentiation from Svetambara Jains solidified by early centuries CE ⓘ
historicalRegion Bundelkhand ⓘ
Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Malwa ⓘ
South India ⓘ
iconographicFeature Tirthankara images usually depicted nude ⓘ
Tirthankara images with downcast eyes in meditation ⓘ
absence of ornaments on Tirthankara images ⓘ
importantText Gommatsara ⓘ
Karmasara ⓘ
Labdhisara ⓘ
Mulachara ⓘ
Niyamasara ⓘ
Pancastikayasara ⓘ
Samayasara ⓘ
Trilokasara ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
layPractice wear white clothes ⓘ
majorSectOf Jainism ⓘ
majorSubsect Kashtha Sangh ⓘ
linked to: Mula Sangh

Mula Sangh ⓘ
Taran Panth ⓘ
Terapanth (Digambara) ⓘ
linked to: Digambara Jains
monasticDressCode nudity for fully initiated monks ⓘ
monasticHierarchy acharya ⓘ
aryika (nun) ⓘ
muni ⓘ
upadhyaya ⓘ
monasticIdeal complete renunciation of possessions ⓘ
monasticRule monks carry no possessions except peacock-feather whisk and water pot in some subtraditions ⓘ
nameMeaning sky-clad ⓘ
philosophicalFocus karmic bondage and its destruction ⓘ
soul and its purification ⓘ
pilgrimageSite Gwalior Fort Jain temples ⓘ
Karkala ⓘ
Kundalpur (Madhya Pradesh) ⓘ
Muktagiri ⓘ
Shravanabelagola ⓘ
Sonagiri ⓘ
Venur ⓘ
population minority religious community in India ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
ritualPractice Sallekhana (ritual fast unto death under strict conditions) ⓘ
fasting ⓘ
pratikramana (ritual repentance) ⓘ
samayika (meditative equanimity) ⓘ
scripturalLanguage Prakrit ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
viewOnCanon Svetambara canonical scriptures are not fully authentic ⓘ
viewOnWomenLiberation women cannot attain kevala jnana in a female body ⓘ
worship Mahavira ⓘ
Neminatha ⓘ
Parshvanatha ⓘ
Rishabhanatha ⓘ
Tirthankaras ⓘ

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Paryushana → observedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
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Mahavir Jayanti → religiousTradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Palitana temples → associatedCommunity → Digambara Jains ⓘ
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Jain literature → coreScriptureOf → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Adipurana → associatedWith → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Digambara Jains → majorSubsect → Terapanth (Digambara) ⓘ
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Trishala → veneratedIn → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Yashoda → associatedTradition → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Pajjusana → observedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Samvatsari → associatedWith → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Kshamavani → observedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Pratikraman → performedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Parasnath Hill → visitedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Shravanabelagola → associatedWith → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Rishabhanatha → veneratedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Jains → majorTradition → Digambara ⓘ
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Bawangaja Jain temple → associatedWithSect → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir → affiliation → Digambara sect ⓘ
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Parsvanatha Temple, Khajuraho → sect → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Neminatha → tradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Neminatha → veneratedBy → Digambara Jains ⓘ
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Mallinatha → veneratedIn → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Adinatha → associatedWith → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Parshvanath Jain Temple → associatedWith → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Adinath temple → associatedWith → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Mallinath temple → associatedWith → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Kankali Tila → associatedWithCommunity → Digambara Jains ⓘ
Jain Agamas → tradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Tattvartha Sutra → importantFor → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Samayasara → tradition → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Gommatsara → tradition → Digambara ⓘ
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Dravyasamgraha → associatedTradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Niyamasara → tradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Pancastikayasara → philosophicalTradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Mulachara → sect → Digambara ⓘ
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Mulachara → appliesTo → Digambara monks ⓘ
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Trilokasara → tradition → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Mahapurana → tradition → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Bhaktamara Stotra → associatedSect → Digambara Jainism ⓘ
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Kundadri → religiousTradition → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Puspadanta → tradition → Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ
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Puspadanta → associatedWith → Digambara Jain monks ⓘ
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Adi Purana → tradition → Digambara ⓘ
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