Digambara with the arms held stiffly down, knees straight, and toes directed forward. Female monastics in Digambara tradition are known as "aryikas". Statistically, there are more Digambara nuns, than there are monks. The "Digambara" Jains worship completely nude idols of "tirthankaras" (omniscient beings) and "siddha" (liberated souls). The "tirthankara" is represented either seated in yoga posture or standing in the "Kayotsarga" posture. The "Digambara" sect of Jainism rejects the authority of the texts accepted by the other major sect, the "Svetambaras". According to the "Digambaras", "Āchārya" Dharasena guided two "Āchāryas", Pushpadanta and Bhutabali, to put the teachings of Mahavira in written
Religion in Lebanon Religion in Lebanon Lebanon has several different main religions. The country has the most religiously diverse society of all states within the Middle East, comprising 18 recognized religious sects. The main two religions are Islam (Sunni and Shia) with 51% of followers and Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, the Protestant Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church) with 45% of followers. There is also the Druze minority religion, which under the Lebanese political division (Parliament of Lebanon Seat Allocation) the Druze community is designated as one of the five Lebanese Muslim communities (Sunni, Shia,