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    shwetambar or digambar

    3 months ago 50

    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.

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