The Jain community is divided into two major denominations, Digambara and Svetambara consider the following statements:
1. Monks of the Svetambara tradition do not wear clothes.
2. Digambara monastics on the other hand wear seamless white clothes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
The Jain community is divided into two major denominations, Digambara and Svetambara. Monks of the Digambara (sky-clad) tradition do not wear clothes. Female monastics of the Digambara sect wear unstitched plain white sarees and are referred to as Aryikas. Svetambara (white-clad) monastics, on the other hand, wear seamless white clothes.