pancham are jain untouchable?
No. In Jain Dharma, no person is inherently untouchable. Jainism teaches all jīvas are equal in soul-nature, and liberation depends on right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct, not birth or caste.
If some social groups treated certain people as untouchable, that was a social practice, not the teaching of Jain dharma.
So, from the Jain view:
- No one is untouchable by birth
- All souls are equal
- Discrimination and hatred go against Ahimsā and Samatā
If you mean a specific historical or regional use of the word “Pancham”, I can explain that in Jain context too.