what is gotra for digamdar jain community
In Jainism, especially for Digambar Jains, there is no formal or canonical concept of “gotra” as it exists in Hindu traditions. Gotra, as a system of tracing spiritual or ancestral lineage, is not used in the Digambar (or Shwetambar) Jain framework to define spiritual authority or identity.
What is typically used instead:
- Community/sect identity: Digambar vs. Shwetambar.
- Regional or familial identifiers in everyday life (e.g., family surname, town of origin) rather than a doctrinal gotra.
- Monastic lineage or teacher lineages (paramparā) in temple/monastic contexts, not a ritual or social gotra.
If you’d like, I can point you to a JainKnowledge page that discusses Jain community identities and lineage concepts. You can read more here