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Digambara

Digambara proper noun: one of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Svetambara), in which the ascetics wear no clothes.

Proper noun

Digambara

  1. One of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Svetambara), in which the ascetics wear no clothes.

Origin of Digambara

From Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara), from Sanskrit दिक् (dik) and अम्बर (ambara, “cloth”).

Questions about Digambara

What does Digambara mean?
Digambara means one of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Svetambara), in which the ascetics wear no clothes.
What part of speech is Digambara?
Digambara is a proper noun.

Words near Digambara in the dictionary

  1. digallic acid
  2. digallium
  3. digalloylated
  4. digamasellid
  5. digamasellids
  6. Digambara
  7. digametic
  8. digamies
  9. digamist
  10. digamists
  11. digamma

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