- they
adopted there, say the
Digambaras. In contrast,
according to Śvetāmbara, they are the
original followers, and
Digambaras arose 609
years after the...
-
whereas Digambaras believe it was lost
about 200
years after Mahāvīra's nirvana. Śvetāmbaras also have a
richer non-canonical literature.
Digambara believe...
- Basava, a
minister to the
Digambara Jain king
Bijjala II,
converted numerous Jains to Lin****atism who was
hostile to
Digambaras.
According to legend, they...
-
residing in
nearby towns sought ****istance from
Digambaras to
legally fight against Polkars.
Digambaras and Śvetāmbaras
united and sued
Polkars in a district...
- of
Sivabhuti came to be
known as
Digambaras. This is how the
Digambara and Śvetāmbara sect came about. The
Digambara being the
naked ones
where as Śvetāmbara...
-
According to
Digambaras, the
Purvas and the
original Agamas of
Gautama were lost
during the
Mauryan period crisis and famine. This
Digambara stance on the...
- Jainism. The
earliest record of
Digambara beliefs is
contained in the
Prakrit Suttapahuda of Kundakunda.
Digambaras and Śvētāmbara
differ in
their practices...
- the
Digambara— it is
obvious that only one can be true:
either Mahavira married, or he did not marry. If
Mahavira married, why
should the
Digambaras deny...
- word "Botika"
refers to the
Digambaras.
Albrecht Weber, a
German Indologist, ****erts that "Botika"
refers to
Digambaras.
Suzuko Ohira, a ****anese scholar...
- no
evidences indicate when the
schism between the
Digambaras and the Śvetāmbaras happened.
Digambaras use the word muṇi for male
monastics and
aryika for...
