Etymology

Digambara

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Today it means: One of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Svetambara), in which the ascetics wear no clothes. Full definition →

Sanskrit दिगम्बर
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromदिक्
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromदिगम्बर
  3. English todayDigambara

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

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