The major differences among Jain sects are mainly about monastic discipline, scriptures, and some ritual practices. The two main sects are Digambar and Śvetāmbara.

1. Digambar

• Meaning: “Sky-clad” or unclothed
• Belief: A fully renounced monk should remain without clothes as a sign of complete non-possessiveness.
• Monastic practice: Digambar monks do not wear clothes.
• Scriptures: They accept that the original Āgamas were lost in their present form over time, and rely on other authoritative texts and traditions.
• Women’s liberation: Traditionally, Digambar tradition holds that a woman cannot attain liberation in the same birth without first being reborn as a man.
• Tirthankara images: Digambar images are usually nude, without ornaments.

2. Śvetāmbara

• Meaning: “White-clad”
• Belief: Monks and nuns wear white clothes.
• Monastic practice: Both monks and nuns wear simple white garments.
• Scriptures: Śvetāmbaras accept the Āgamas as preserved in their tradition.
• Women’s liberation: Śvetāmbara tradition accepts that women can attain liberation.
• Tirthankara images: Śvetāmbara images are usually clothed, and may have ornamentation in some styles of worship.

3. Main doctrinal and practical differences

• Clothing of monks: nude vs white-clad
• Scriptural acceptance: different views on the preservation of canonical texts
• Women's spiritual status: differing views on whether liberation is possible in a female body
• Temple iconography: nude images vs clothed images
• Religious customs: differences in पूजा, festivals, image worship, and monastic rules

4. Major sub-sects

Digambar sub-sects

• Terāpanth
• Bīsapanth
• Tāraṇapanth

Śvetāmbara sub-sects

• Mūrtipūjak
• Sthānakavāsī
• Terāpanth

5. Important common ground

Despite these differences, all Jain sects share the same core principles:

• Ahimsa — non-violence
• Satya — truth
• Asteya — non-stealing
• Brahmacharya — celibacy/chastity
• Aparigraha — non-possessiveness
• belief in karma, soul, and the path to liberation

If you want, I can also give a simple comparison table of Digambar vs Śvetāmbara.