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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Agamas veneratedBy Digambara Jains
Paryushana observedBy Digambara Jains
Svetambara contrastsWith Digambara
linked to: Digambara Jains
Jain nuns mayBelongTo Digambara tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains
Mahavir Jayanti religiousTradition Digambara Jainism
linked to: Digambara Jains
Palitana temples associatedCommunity Digambara Jains
Girnar Jain temples associatedWith Digambara Jain tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains
Jain literature coreScriptureOf Digambara Jainism
linked to: Digambara Jains
Adipurana associatedWith Digambara Jain tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains
Digambara Jains majorSubsect Terapanth (Digambara)
linked to: Digambara Jains
Trishala veneratedIn Digambara Jainism
linked to: Digambara Jains
Yashoda associatedTradition Digambara Jain tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains
anekantavada historicallyAssociatedWith Digambara tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains
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
linked to: Digambara Jains
Rishabhanatha veneratedBy Digambara Jains
Jains majorTradition Digambara
linked to: Digambara Jains
Bawangaja Jain temple associatedWithSect Digambara Jainism
linked to: Digambara Jains
Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir affiliation Digambara sect
linked to: Digambara Jains