How many jains in india ? What types?

• Population in India: The most authoritative public figure comes from the 2011 Census, which recorded about 4.45 million Jains in India. That is roughly 0.4% of the country’s population at that time. (This is the official count available; newer nationwide figures have not been published in the census since then.) You can read more about Jain groups and differences here.

• Types (main sects and common sub-sects):

- Digambar (Digambara): traditionally “sky-clad” monks; women’s liberation beliefs differ from Śvetāmbara in some classical outlines; has its own set of monastic rules and scriptures. - Śvetāmbara (Shvetambara): “white-clad” monks; recognize a different canon of Jain scriptures; widely practiced with several sub-sects. - Sub-sects often discussed within Śvetāmbara: - Murtipujak (Deravasi): worship idols in temples. - Sthanakvasi: reject idol worship and temple rituals; emphasize meditation and simple worship halls (sthanaks). - Terapanthi: reform-oriented, non-idolatrous, centralized monastic leadership. - These classifications reflect differences in practice and monastic codes, while sharing core Jain principles such as ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, and aparigraha. You can read concise explanations of these groups here.

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