Question

Jainism was divided into two sects:
1. Shvetambaras or those who put on white dress.
2. Digambaras or those who keep themselves naked.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

In order to sort out ideological differences and to compile the main teachings of Jainism, a council was convened in Pataliputra, modern Patna. But the Jainas from southern India under the leadership of Bhadrabahu boycotted the council and refused to accept its teachings. From then onwards, the southerners began to be called Digambaras, and the Magadhans Shvetambaras.