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Digambara
Digambara [ di gúmbərə ] (plural Digambaras)


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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