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Digambara

The “sky-clad” branch of Jainism, whose monks renounce all clothing as the final possession.

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Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

The Digambaras hold that full non-possession requires renouncing clothes, as Mahāvīra did, and that liberation is not possible in a woman’s body in this age. They regard the original Āgamas as lost and revere later works, such as those of Kundakunda, as scripture. They are strongest in South India.