what are digamber terapanthi gotras
In Digambar Jain Terapanth, there is no separate, fixed set of “Terapanthi gotras” for everyone.
A few key points:
- Terapanth = Panth (sect), not a gotra
- “Digambar Terapanth” is a reform movement/sect inside Digambar Jainism. - It is about certain views and temple‑practices (like rejection of some rituals), not about changing your family gotra.
- Gotra stays according to your community / family line
- Jains in the Digambar Terapanth tradition generally keep the same gotra they already had as Oswal, Khandelwal, Agarwal, Jaiswal, etc. - So an Oswal family in Terapanth will use Oswal‑type gotras, a Khandelwal family will use Khandelwal‑type gotras, and so on. - Because of this, there is no single, common list of “Terapanthi gotras”.
- Gotra lists differ by samaj and region
- Some communities follow a list of 84 gotras, others have slightly different names or counts. - Even inside Terapanth, the actual gotra names depend on which vaṇik / samaj and which region your family belongs to.
- How to know your own gotra
- Ask elders in your family (grandparents, chacha, mama, etc.). - Check old marriage cards, family registers (vahi), or community records. - Ask at your local Digambar Terapanthi sangh/derasar; sometimes they keep line‑wise data.
From the view of Jain dharma, spiritual progress depends on samyak darshan, samyak gyan, samyak charitra, not on having a special Terapanthi gotra.