Here are the two main Jain sects:

• Digambara (the “Sky-clad”)

- Monks traditionally do not wear clothes (renunciation of all possessions). - Emphasizes nirlupa (naked) asceticism as ideal; some traditions avoid women as monks. - has its own set of canonical texts and interpretations; sometimes differences with Śvetāmbara on dates of Tirthankaras and certain doctrines. - In many beliefs, women must be reborn as men to achieve the highest spiritual goals in some Digambara views.

• Śvetāmbara (the “White-clad”)

- Monks wear white robes; clothing is part of renunciation but different discipline from Digambara. - Generally holds that women can also attain moksha in their cycle of rebirths. - Has its own Jain canons and scriptures (different from Digambara) and slightly different interpretations of some doctrines. - Iconography and temple practices differ from Digambara.

Key point: both paths share the core Jain aim—perfect right conduct, right knowledge, and right faith to achieve kevala jnana (omniscience) and liberation—but they differ in monastic dress, canonical texts, and certain doctrinal nuances, including attitudes toward women and the path of asceticism.