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Other than rejecting or accepting different ancient Jain texts, Digambaras and Śvetāmbara differ in other significant ways such as: Śvetāmbaras trace their practices and dress code to the teachings of Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankara, which they believe taught only Four restraints (a claim, scholars say are confirmed by the ancient Buddhist texts that discuss Jain monastic life).
The Śvetāmbara (/ ʃ w ɛ ˈ t ʌ m b ə r ə /; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvetāmbara in Sanskrit means "white-clad", and refers to its ascetics ' practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara or "sky ...
The Digambara sect of Jainism rejects the texts and canonical literature of the Śvetāmbara sect. [41] [42] They believe that the words of Mahavira neither survive nor could be recorded. The original teachings went through a rapid period of decline, state the Digambaras, and Śvetāmbara claims of preserving the sacred knowledge and ancient ...
Antarikṣa Pārśvanātha Tīrtha is a Śvetāmbara Jain pilgrimage in Shirpur (Jain) town in Akola district, Maharashtra, India.Most popular for the main deity which is supposedly a 'floating' black-colored idol of Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, this temple has been a center of devotion for Jains as well as of disputes between the Śvetāmbara and Digambara sect of Jainism.
This annual observation during rainy season for the Jain laypeople is not found in early Jain texts, and appears in post-14th century texts such as the Sraddha viddhi. [3] The early texts of the Svetambara and Digambara traditions include it as a routine, around the year practice for monks and nuns as a part of their avasyakas ritual.
Probably titled "yoga" because its royal patron was attached to yogic traditions of 12th-century India, the Yogasastra treatise is a systematic exposition of Jain doctrine using the Svetambara scriptures (sruta) and tradition (sampradaya), as well as the teachings of many prior Jain scholars such as Umasvati, Subhachandra, and Haribhadra. [4]
A carving of Svetambara Jain monk, and inscription from 1188 CE at Girnar. Digambaras use the word muṇi for male monastics and aryika for female monastics. Svetambara monks are also called nirgrantha (without bonds). [1] [2] Śvētāmbaras also use the word muṇi for male monastics but use the term sadhvis for female monastics. [3]
The texts were largely lost over time. The Svetambara tradition has a collection of Agamas and texts, which it believes are ancient. [142] However, the Digambara sect of Jainism rejects the authority of the Jain Aagams and they are considered authoritative only in the Svetambara tradition.