(`white-clad`) sect of Jain monks (see Jainism) who wear white loincloths, as opposed to the Digambaras sect, which believes that total nudity is correct for the Jain monk. ...
(Skr. 'white robed') A branch of the Jainas (q.v.) differing with the Digambaras (q.v.) in doctrine and habits. -- K.F.L.
one of the two principal Jain sects, whose members wear white and believe that women can attain salvation. Cf.