Temple worship is of more importance to lay Jains than to Jain monks and nuns. Many lay Jains focus their everyday religious life more strongly on devotional activities and temple worship, than on ...

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. Both groups accept the ...

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A Digambara Muni’s only clothing is the atmosphere itself, such is the degree of renunciation among the Jain monks. And yet, while the man on the street rarely ridicules excess, this form of ...

This article provides an overview of the two major Jain sects: the Digambara sect and the Svetambara sect. Jains are divided into two major sects; the Digambara (meaning sky clad) sect and the ...