Digambara

[ dih-guhm-ber-uh ]

/ dɪˈgʌm bər ə /

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

Compare Svetambara.

Origin of Digambara

< Sanskrit: naked

The Commentator explains this term here by digambara, which is the usual designation of a Buddha mendicant.

Hindu Law and Judicature |Yjnavalkya
If this trait is an old one, Sakra is here represented as a digambara, as he in fact is.

The Gtakaml |rya Sra
The name Digambara signifies sky-clad, and Swetambara white-clad.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) |R.V. Russell
His doctrine was closely allied to Jainism, especially the Digambara sect, but was probably more extravagant and anti-social.

Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) |Charles Eliot

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

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) |R.V. Russell