Porwad the Nimad region of Madhya Pradesh. Some of the groups became a part of the Oswal or Navnat communities. Both Jain traditions, Svetambara and Digambar, are represented among different sections of the Porwad community. The historian H. L. Jain has suggested that Krisha, the patron of Muni Srichandra, a Digambara monk, belonged to the same Ninanvaya clan as Vimala who built the Vimala Vasahi temple at Abu. Thus the one branch of the family followed Swetamabra tradition, while other followed Digambara tradition. This suggests the harmonious coexistence to the two Jain traditions in that region. In the 16th century, Pushti
Shinto sects and schools Shinto sects and schools , the folk religion of Japan, developed a diversity of schools and sects, outbranching from the original Ko-Shintō (ancient Shintō) since Buddhism was introduced into Japan in the sixth century. The main Shinto schools with traditions traceable to early periods, according to authoritative published records are: Is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs. "Ancient Shintō". These were the various doctrines and myths of Shintō before the integration of Buddhism elements. Two main types of Shinto-inspired religion have emerged in modern times: Sect Shinto ("kyōha Shintō") and