Svetambara( श्वेताम्बर ) and Digambara ( दिगम्बर )

Two Main Sections of Jainism are :

1. Svetambara (White Clads)
2. Digambara (Sky Clads)

1.Svetambara

Svetambar literally means "White Clads", whose Ascetics practiontitioners wears White Cloths.
Svetambaras, unlike Digambaras, do not believe that ascetics must practice nudity, or that women are unable to obtain moksha. Svetambaras maintain that the 19th Tirthankara, Mallinath, was a woman.


At present in Svetambara sects, there are 2,510 Monks and 10,228 nuns(According to 'Smagra Jain chaturmas suchi-2006').
 
2. Digambara

Digambara literally means "Sky Clads", whose Ascetics practiontitioners wears NO Cloths.

At Present in Digambaras there are 548 monks and 527 nuns (According to 'Smagra Jain chaturmas suchi-2006').