Digambara monk Digambara monk Digambara monk (also "muni", "sādhu") is a monk in the Digambara tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of the four-fold "sangha". They are also called "nirgrantha" which means "one without any bonds". Digambara monks have 28 primary attributes which includes observance of the five supreme vows of "ahimsa" (non-injury), truth, non-thieving, celibacy and non-possession. A Digambara monk is allowed to keep only a feather whisk, a water gourd and scripture with him. In Jainism, those "śrāvakas" (householders) who wish to attain "moksha" (liberation) renounce all possessions and become an ascetic. According to
Jain meditation or non-Jains. It is important to note that these developments happened mainly among Śvētāmbara sects, while Digambara groups generally did not develop new modernist meditation systems. Digambara sects instead promote the practice of self-study (Svādhyāya) as a form of meditation, influenced by the work of Kundakunda. This practice of self study (reciting scriptures and thinking about the meaning) is included in the practice of equanimity (sāmāyika) which is the spiritual practice emphasized by 20th century Digambara sects. The modern era saw the rise of a new Śvētāmbara sect, the Śvētāmbara Terapanth, founded by Ācārya Bhikṣu, who was said to be