In Digambar Jain tradition, gotra generally refers to the lineage or family identity used in social and customary context. Among Jains, especially Digambar Jains, gotras are mainly of two broad types:

1. Ucca Gotra (High lineage)

• Associated with respectful, honorable family identity.
• In spiritual understanding, Jainism teaches that moksha is based on right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct, not on gotra.

2. Neecha Gotra (Low lineage)

• Refers to a lower social position in ordinary worldly classification.
• Jain dharma emphasizes that such distinctions are temporary and worldly.

Important Jain view

In Jain philosophy, gotra is a karmic bondage as well:

• Ucca-gotra karma gives honorable status, respect, and noble family birth.
• Neecha-gotra karma gives humbler social status or less respect.

Digambar Jain family gotras

In practical usage, Digambar Jain communities also use family surnames or kul-gotras such as:

• Jain
• Khandelwal
• Oswal
• Porwal
• Agarwal
• Bania / Vania in some regions

These are more community or clan identities than spiritual categories.

Jain spiritual teaching

A Jain soul is pure by nature. Gotra does not decide liberation. Only samyak darshan, samyak jnana, and samyak charitra lead toward moksha.

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