shwetambar or digambar
Both are major traditions within Jain Dharma.
Shwetambar
- Monks wear white clothes.
- Scriptures are preserved in a large canonical tradition.
- Usually allow women to attain moksha in the present age.
Digambar
- Monks follow complete nudity as a sign of total renunciation.
- They preserve a different scriptural tradition.
- Generally hold that a female body is not the final path for liberation in the present form.
In short:
- Shwetambar = white-clad ascetics
- Digambar = sky-clad ascetics
Both follow the core Jain values of Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha. Both are Jain, and both seek liberation through right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct.