Name the two sects into which Jainism got divided. - Vidyadip

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Name the two sects into which Jainism got divided.

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The two sects of Jainism were as follows:

Shvetambaras: They wore white clothes for cleanliness and purity and covered their nose with a small cover of white cloth to avoid insects etc. They fasted but avoided extreme penance.
Digambaras : They were sky-clad in order to practice detachment from worldly pleasures. kept long fasts and saintly life.

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