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Digambara

Di·gam·ba·ra [ di gúmbərə ] (plural Di·gam·ba·ras)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of branch of Jainism: a member of one of the two main divisions of Jainism, whose members reject clothing and personal property. The division dates from a schism that took place around ad 80.
See also  Svetambara


[Early 19th century. < Sanskrit Digāmbara, literally "sky-clad"]
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