Digambara (/dɪˈɡʌmbərə/; "sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvetāmbara (white-clad). The Sanskrit word Digambara...

religions still practiced today. It has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and Śvētāmbaras, which hold different views on ascetic practices, gender...

together". It is a time when the Jains take on vows of study and fasting. The Digambara Jains recite the ten chapters of the Jain text, Tattvartha Sutra on ten...

of Sivabhuti came to be known as Digambaras. This is how the Digambara and Śvetāmbara sect came about. The Digambara being the naked ones where as Śvetāmbara...

scholars of Jainism that Mahavira lived in ancient India. According to the Digambara Uttarapurana text, Mahavira was born in Kundagrama in the Kingdom of the...

called Samvatsari in the Svetambara tradition, and Kshamavani in the Digambara tradition. The phrase is alternatively interpreted and said to mean, "May...

Prakrit. Jain literature is primarily divided between the canons of the Digambara and Śvētāmbara orders. These two main sects of Jainism do not always agree...

disputed by scholars as well as the Svetambara Jain tradition. The second Digambara text interpreted to be mentioning the Maurya emperor is dated to about...

between the Digambaras and the Śvetāmbaras happened. Digambaras use the word muṇi for male monastics and aryika for female monastics. Digambara monks are...

Digambara Patra is a professor of Chemistry at the American University of Beirut. Digambara earned a PhD degree in Chemistry working with Professor A...

ago and was the cousin of Krishna. The two main sects of Jainism, the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara sects, likely started forming around the 1st century...

Digambara Terapanth is one of the sects of Digambara Jainism, the other being the Bispanthi sect. It formed out of strong opposition to the religious domination...

Prabhācandra Virasena, Digambara, 790–825 CE Pujyapada Aparajita Aryanandi, 20th century Digambara acharya Vidyasagar, Digambara, Born 1946 Ganeshprasad...

Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvetāmbara in Sanskrit means "white-clad", and refers to its ascetics'...

A Digambara monk or Digambara Sādhu (also muni, sādhu) is a Sādhu in the Digambar tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of...

Acharya Shri Shantisagar Ji (1872–1955) was an Indian Acharya of the Digambara monk faith. He was the first Acharya (preceptor) and a leader of his digamber...

soul. Shwetamber Sect of Jainism believes that the mother saw 14 and Digambara sect believes mother saw sixteen dreams which were interpreted by the...

Jain monk in the 1st century AD who is regarded as the founder of the Digambara tradition in 82 AD, according to the 5th-century Śvetāmbara text Avashyak...

Samvatsari and Kshamavani are typically associated with Śvetāmbara sect and Digambara respectively, there is no major difference between the two days and both...

Śvetāmbara and Digambara sects of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin (all knowing by hearsay, that is indirectly) in Jainism. According to the Digambara tradition...

influential Indian Digambara Jain acharya (monk), credited with having brought about a revival in educational and religious activities in Digambara Jainism. He...

Devi by Shvetambara Jains while the Digambara sect believes all 24 tirthankara to be men including Māllīnātha. Digambara tradition believes a woman can reach...

written in Sanskrit. It was authored by Manatunga (7th century CE). The Digambaras believe it has 48 verses while Śvetāmbaras believe it consists of 44 verses...

sect, some also belong to the Digambara sect. The hill and some of the temples are considered sacred by both Digambara and the Śvetāmbara branches of...

they have been revered and are popular in rural India. There are naked (digambara, or "sky-clad") sadhus who wear their hair in thick dreadlocks called...

Girnar, they were prevented from climbing the hill by Digambaras. The latter believed that the Digambara sect was the true Jain sangha and that the Śvetāmbara...

challenged. Padmanabh Jaini, after researching the scriptures of the Digambara sect described several points of critique: - Rituals and ascetic practices:...

day of forgiving and seeking forgiveness for the followers of Jainism. Digambaras celebrate it on the first day of Ashvin Krishna month of the lunar-based...

is one of the 28 primary attributes (mūla guņa) of both Śvētāmbara and Digambara monks. Pratikramana is the combination of two words, Pra meaning "return"...

kind of double life, nominally a Sthānakavāsī monastic but referring to Digambara texts. His assertions that "vows, giving and fasting were ultimately worthless...