Digambara sect

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
gptkbp:assumes women cannot attain liberation without rebirth as men
gptkbp:coreBelief asceticism
renunciation of all possessions
monks do not wear clothes
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkb:Das_Lakshana
gptkbp:foundedBy Bhadrabahu (traditionally attributed)
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Shravanabelagola
gptkb:Kundalpur
gptkb:Pawapuri
gptkb:Sonagiri
gptkb:Karanja_Lad
gptkb:Mangi-Tungi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Digambara sect
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Bahubali
gptkb:Mahavira
gptkb:Rishabhanatha
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit
Kannada
gptkbp:meaning sky-clad
gptkbp:monkPractice nudity
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Acharya_108_Vidyasagar_Ji_Maharaj
gptkb:Acharya_108_Virasagar_Ji_Maharaj
gptkb:Dhavalakirti
gptkb:Shantisagar
gptkb:Jinasena
gptkb:Akalanka
gptkb:Kundakunda
gptkb:Pujyapada
gptkb:Samantabhadra
gptkb:Virasena
gptkb:Nemichandra
gptkb:Prabhachandra
gptkb:Vidyananda
gptkbp:nunPractice wears white clothes
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:region gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Bundelkhand
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Samayasara
gptkb:Gommatsara
gptkb:Kasayapahuda
gptkb:Pravachanasara
gptkb:Satkhandagama
gptkbp:sectarianDifference monks do not own any possessions except peacock feather broom and water gourd
believes Mahavira was always unclothed
differs from Svetambara sect
does not accept Svetambara canon
monks do not stay in one place except during monsoon
monks do not use alms bowls
monks eat with hands
monks pluck hair
believes women must be reborn as men to attain moksha
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:splitOccurred around 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acharanga_Sutra
gptkb:Gommatsara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6