Digambara

[dih-guhm-ber-uh]

noun

the earlier of the two principal Jain sects, whose members went naked.

Compare Svetambara.

Origin of Digambara

< Sanskrit: naked

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Historical Examples of digambara

If this trait is an old one, Sakra is here represented as a digambara, as he in fact is.
The Gtakaml
rya Sra
His doctrine was closely allied to Jainism, especially the Digambara sect, but was probably more extravagant and anti-social.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)
Charles Eliot
The Commentator explains this term here by digambara, which is the usual designation of a Buddha mendicant.
Hindu Law and Judicature
Yjnavalkya
The Jains are divided into the above two principal sects, the Digambara and the Swetambara.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)
R.V. Russell
The name Digambara signifies sky-clad, and Swetambara white-clad.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)
R.V. Russell