List of gotra in jainismn
In Jainism there is no single, official list of all gotras for all Jains.
1. What “gotra” means in Jainism
In Jain society, gotra is mainly a family / clan name used by laypeople (shravaks–shravikas) for:- identifying ancestry (kul, vansh)
- guiding marriages (usually avoid marriage within the same gotra)
This is a social and community custom, not a central spiritual doctrine like karma, vows, samyak darshan, etc.
2. “84 gotra” (चौरासी गोत्र)
In many Śvetāmbara Jain communities (like Oswal, Porwal, etc.) people speak of “84 gotras”.Important points:
- These 84 are traditional clan lineages, not fixed by Jain scriptures.
- Names and even the exact list can change from community to community and region to region.
- Many lists are preserved in community-genealogy books (vanshavali, kul-pustak), not in Agams.
Because of this variation, there is no single, universally correct “list of all Jain gotras” that applies to every Jain in the world.
3. Digambar vs Śvetāmbara
- Both Digambar and Śvetāmbara lay communities may have their own gotras and counts, depending on caste, region, language, etc.
- These are social customs, not differences in core Jain philosophy.
4. Spiritual “gotra karma” (different meaning)
In Jain karma theory, there is also Gotra‑karma (status‑determining karma) which decides high/low family, social respect, etc. in a birth. This “gotra” is karmic, not a list of clan names.---
Because every Jain community keeps its own set of gotra names, I cannot honestly give you one complete list for “all Jainism” – such a list does not really exist in our tradition.
For a deeper simple explanation about Jain gotras, you can read more here