Digambara

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈgʌmbərə/

noun

  • a member of one of two principal sects of Jainism, which was formed as a result of doctrinal schism in about ad 80 and continues today in parts of southern India. Male ascetic members of the sect traditionally reject property ownership and do not wear clothes. See also Svetambara.

Origin:

from Sanskrit Digāmbara, literally 'sky-clad'