Jain dharm mein “2848000 sadhu” ki koi aam ya sthaayi vyavaharik sankhya nahi hai. Sadhu-maharaj hamesha 24 Tirthankar (Jina) ki pravachan aur marg par chal kar moksha ki aur badhte hain. Isliye sadhu kisi ek Bhagwan (Ishwar) ke adheen nahi hote; balki ve Tirthankar aur Arihant ke upadesh ko follow karte hain.

• Jain dharma mein kul 24 Tirthankar mahatva-purn hain, jinhe Jina diya jata hai aur jinhe sadhu- monks bhakti aur adhyayan ke madhyam se aadar-samman dete hain.
• Bhagwan ya Ishwar shabd ka prayog Jain dharm mein alag tareeke se hota hai. Jains ke liye mool uddeshya keval moksha (atma ki mukti) hota hai, na ki kisi “bhagwan ke papad” ki pooja.
• Digambar aur Shwetambar sampradon mein kuch vyakhyaen ya riti-rivaazon ki bhinnata ho sakti hai, par pramukh dharma-nectar (jina ki upasana) ki mool soch ek hi hai: sadhu ka lakshya keval jaankari aur moksha ki taraf agrasar hona.

Agar aap chahen, to main in vishayon par aapke liye sahi arth (arth) aur vibhinna vyakhyaon ko Digambar/Shwetambar ke sandarbh me spasht roop se samjha sakta hoon.