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

Swetambar) 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'...

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

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

tirthankara. Broadly, Jainism is divided into two major schools of thought, Digambara and Śvetāmbara. These are further divided into different sub-sects and...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

cousin of Krishna.[citation needed] The two main sects of Jainism, the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara sect, likely started forming about the 3rd century...

Digambara Jaina Temple is a Jain temple in Bhubaneswar, in the state of Odisha, India. The temple is on the top of Khandagiri hill. This hill is honeycombed...

Kunda kunda was a Digambara Jain monk and philosopher, who likely lived in the second century CE or later. His date of birth is māgha māsa, śukla pakṣa...

time and realised the need to turn the oral tradition to written. While Digambaras believed that all the 12 Agamas were lost, Shwetambars believed that the...

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

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...

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

Dream of a fire without smoke Dream of a pair of fish (Digambara) Dream of a throne (Digambara) Today members of the Jain religion celebrate the event...

Svetambara compound consists of 14 temples in all, and there are also five Digambara-affiliated temples at Taranga hill. Taranga became an important Jain pilgrimage...

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...

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

defeat his mother in gambling until he was in her womb. Uttarapurana, a Digambara text, explains that he was named Ajita because he could not be defeated...

believed to be the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community. Digambara Jains have only one dedicated temple in Palitana. Hingraj Ambikadevi (known...

and his two sons Bharata and Bahubali. It was composed by Jinasena, a Digambara monk. According to Jain texts, Bahubali was born to Rishabhanatha and...

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...

mentions that they lived on milk and fruits, similar to Vedic Brahmins. Jain Digambara went naked and preached non-violence and were identified as gymnosophists...

Digambaras) Muchhal Mahavir Temple Ranakpur renovated in 1933. Rikhabdeo (shared with Digambaras and Locals) Sammet Shikhar (shared with Digambaras under...

This is a list of the ascetics belonging to the Digambara sect of Jainism. These ascetics are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism...