Jainism ke pramukh do sampraday hain: Shwetambar aur Digambar. Inke alawa kuch anya sampraday aur up-sampraday bhi hain, jaise Sthanakvasi, Terapanthi, Taranpanthi, etc.

Jainism me itne prakar hone ke kuch mukhya karan hain:

1. Achar aur Anushasan me Antar: Jain dharm ki mul shikshaen sabhi sampradayon me same hain, lekin palan aur acharan me kuchh antar aa gaya. Jaise Digambar munion ka vastra na dharna aur Shwetambar munion ka safed vastra dharna.

1. Granth aur Sahitya ka Antar: Kuchh sampraday apne alag-alag agama granthon ko maante hain, jisse kuchh matbhed utpann ho gaye.

1. Samay ke sath Vikas: Samay ke sath-sath anek acharyon, sadhu-sadhviyon, aur samudayon ki apni-apni vyakhyaon aur dharaniyon ke karan naye sampraday bante gaye.

1. Sthanik aur Sanskritik Prabhav: Bhinn-bhinn pradeshon me Jain dharm ka prasar hua to wahan ki bhasha, parampara, aur samajik paristithiyon ke anusar bhi kuchh bhed aa gaye.

Lekin, in sabhi antar ke bawajood Jain dharm ki mool siddhant—ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha—sabhi sampradayon me saman roop se sweekrit hain.