Jain
Digambara Jain mainstream
10/40· LowConfidence: High
Digambara ('sky-clad') Jain mainstream tradition. Distinctive male monastic nudity (women cannot achieve liberation in this body). Mainstream voluntary tradition.
CLCI radar
Low Control / Mainstream
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control4/10
Information Control2/10
Thought Control2/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — Digambara ('sky-clad') Jain mainstream; voluntary monastic-nudity practice.
Founded
Ancient
Members
Estimated 1.5 million globally
Active in
Asia
In context
Digambara is one of two main Jain traditions. Monastic male practitioners wear no clothes, reflecting total non-attachment. Doctrinal position that women must reincarnate as men before achieving liberation. Mainstream voluntary tradition.
Timeline
- 5th c. CEDigambara / Svetambara split formalised
Sources
- Paul Dundas academic work
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