INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Śvētāmbara means “white-clad", and refers to its ascetics’ practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara “sky-clad” Jains, whose ascetic practitioners go nude. Śvētāmbaras do not believe that ascetics must practice nudity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Svetambara, on the contrary, believes that practice of nudity is not essential to attain liberation. Therefore they wear white clothes. Nuns of both groups are clothed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Digambara monks are not allowed any possessions, not even begging bowls and so can only receive gifts in their cupped hands. Svetambara monks can have a few possessions: simple white clothing. a begging bowl.

Detailed explanation-4: -Svetambara sect They are also called Pujera (worshippers), Deravasi or Chaitvyasi (temple residents), and Mandira-Margi(temple goers). The main ascetic of this sect is that they cover their mouth with a cloth or hold it in their hands when they speak.

Detailed explanation-5: -In which of the following Council Jainism was divided into two? Which are the two sects of Jainism? The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to their . Jainism was divided into two sects, Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky-clad or naked), during the reign of the . More items