INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jains are divided into two major sects; the Digambara (meaning sky clad) sect and the Svetambara (meaning white clad) sect. Each of these sects is also divided into subgroups. The two sects agree on the basics of Jainism, but disagree on: details of the life of Mahavira .

Detailed explanation-2: -Option D: Svetambara and Digambara are the two sects of Jain Dharm which are divided on the basis of difference in their beliefs and ascetic practices. Hence it is clear that Jainism was divided into two sects namely Svetambara and Digambara. This is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two sects of Jainism are Shwethambaras and Digambaras.

Detailed explanation-4: -They were Svetambara and Digambara. The Digambara (meaning sky-clad) sect and the Svetambara (meaning white clad) sect.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the earliest written Digambara account (from the 10th century ce), the two sects formed in the 4th century bce following a migration of Jain monks southward from the Ganges River (or from Ujjain) to Karnataka in response to a serious famine during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya.