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Digambara

American  
[dih-guhm-ber-uh] / dɪˈgʌm bər ə /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Digambara

< Sanskrit: naked

Example Sentences

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The Great Head Washing is arranged by the most conservative wing of Jainism, the Digambara.

From Time Magazine Archive

Digambara laymen are not expected to endure such privations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jeypur, according to Williams, is the stronghold of the Digambara Jains.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

His doctrine was closely allied to Jainism, especially the Digambara sect, but was probably more extravagant and anti-social.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

The Jains are divided into the above two principal sects, the Digambara and the Swetambara.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)