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- Gaccha, alternatively spelled as Gachchha, is a monastic order, along with lay followers, of the idol worshipping Murtipujaka Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism...
- Tapa Gaccha is the largest Gaccha (monastic order) of Śvetāmbara Jainism. More than half of the existing Jain ascetics belong to the Tapa Gaccha. Several...
- differences; claims of monastic descent from Sudharman, except for the Upakeśa Gaccha; [and] white monastic robes [for] monks and nuns." However, despite these...
- Achal Gaccha, also known as the Vidhipakṣa or Anchal Gaccha (Hindi: अचलगच्छ or अंचलगच्छ) is one of the four existing Gacchas and one of the 84 gacchas of...
- Upkeśa Gaccha is the oldest gaccha (monastic order) of Śvetāmbara Jainism. It is one of the 84 gacchas of the Śvetāmbara sect that were once in existence...
- Kharatara Gaccha is one of Śvetāmbara Murtipujaka Gacchas. It is also called the Vidhisangha (the ****embly) or Vidhimarga (Path of Proper Conduct), as...
- now. Only 4 survive today - Tapa Gaccha, Kharatara Gaccha, Parshvachandra Gaccha, and Achal Gaccha. Of these, Tapa Gaccha is the largest, with the most monks...
- orders or Gaccha. These are: Kharatara Gaccha (1023 CE) Ancala Gaccha(1156 CE) Tristutik Gaccha (1193 CE) Tapa Gaccha (1228 CE) Vimala Gaccha (1495 CE)...
- as the Adhishthayika (transl. protecting deity) of the gaccha. The founder Śrāvakas of the gaccha installed the idol of Mahakali on the hill to mark their...
- Gatcha Gacha (****anese: ガッチャガチャ) is a ****anese manga series by Yutaka Tachibana. The story centers on the struggling high school girl Yuri Muroi. The series...