Digambara Digambara Digambara (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being "Śvētāmbara" (white-clad). The word "Digambara" (Sanskrit) is a combination of two words: "dig" (directions) and "ambara" (sky), referring to those whose garments are of the element that fills the four quarters of space. "Digambara monks" do not wear any clothes. The monks carry "picchi", a broom made up of fallen peacock feathers (for clearing the place before walking or sitting), "kamandalu" (a water container made of wood), and "shastra" (scripture). One of the most important scholar-monks of "Digambara" tradition was Kundakunda. He authored Prakrit
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