Answer

Jain Dharma mein “gachh” ki ek fixed total sankhya sabhi paramparao mein ek jaisi nahi mani jati.

Aam taur par gachh shabd Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain sadhu-sadhvi parampara ke alag-alag monastic lineages ke liye use hota hai.

Sabse prasiddh gachhon mein kuch ye hain:

• Kharatar Gachh
• Tapa Gachh
• Anchala Gachh
• Tristutik Gachh
• Parshvachandra Gachh

Explanation

“Gachh” ka arth hota hai ek aisi sadhu-parampara ya sangh-parampara jo kisi vishesh acharya-parampara se judi ho.

Jain Dharma mein mukhya roop se paramparayein is tarah samjhi jati hain:

• Digambar
• Shwetambar

Shwetambar ke andar bhi alag-alag paramparayein hain, jaise:

• Murtipujak
• Sthanakvasi
• Terapanthi

Gachh ki vyavastha khas kar Shwetambar Murtipujak parampara mein pramukh roop se dekhi jati hai.

Takeaway

Isliye seedha jawab yeh hai: Jain Dharma mein gachhon ki ek universally accepted fixed total number batana uchit nahi hai, lekin kai prasiddh Shwetambar Murtipujak gachh paramparayein Jain itihaas mein mahatvapurn rahi hain.