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प्रश्न
Name the two Jain sects. What was the difference between the two?
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उत्तर
Digambaras and Svetambaras are two sects of Jainism.
The main difference between Digambaras and Svetambaras was that the followers of Digambaras did not wear any clothes and followed the original teaching of Mahavira. But the followers of Svetambaras wore white clothes and did not believe in a hard penance.
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Textbook Keyword: Tirthankaras
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