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Section sizes

Section size for Digambara (22 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	3,430	3,430
Nomenclature	334	334
Origin in traditional accounts	1,501	1,501
History	2,207	2,207
Lineage	3,286	3,286
Scripture and literature	3,729	3,729
Practices	14	12,322
Monasticism	8,933	8,933
Nuns	1,596	1,596
Digambar akhara	530	530
Worship	1,249	1,249
Sub-sects	2,811	2,811
Criticism of Digambara sect	35	7,194
Padmanabh Jaini	3,581	3,581
Nalini Balbir	1,615	1,615
Kristi L. Wiley	1,248	1,248
Other religions	715	715
Differences with Śvetāmbara sect	4,354	4,354
See also	167	167
Notes	28	8,133
Sources	8,105	8,105
External links	179	179
Total	49,647	49,647

Proposed merge of Kanji Panth into this article

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To not merge on the grounds of independent notability or mismatch of scope. Klbrain (talk) 21:14, 3 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Very little independently sourced unique content. Sourcing in general quite weak. Could probably be merged into a paragraph or so here once all the unnecessary, unsourced content is trimmed. Doesn't seem enough for standalone article. Begoon 14:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support per above Capankajsmilyo (talk) 15:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think it should be merged into Jain schools and branches. Kanji Swami, the founder of Kanji Panth was a Sthānakavāsī ascetic and unlike Digambara ascetics didn’t abandon any possessions till very last. I had once stumbled upon a booklet in which the members of the Digambara sect had clearly mentioned that Kanji Panth is wrongly associated with Digambara sect and beliefs of people belonging to Kanji Panth are in direct contradiction of what is written in their scriptures.–Nimit (talk) 10:35, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not merge Kanji Panth is a new and unique tradition founded by Kanji Swami. Kanji Swami was indeed once a Sthānakavāsī ascetic, but he had given up that affiliation and declared himself a Digambara shravaka. They are Digambara, and worship Digambara idols, although they are somewhat distinct from traditional Digambaras (Bispanthi or Terapanthi). Malaiya (talk) 03:43, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Kanji Panth is a unique tradition with different principles than any other sect.

Realphi (talk) 16:53, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Different subtradition. Needs complete rewrite but should not be merged.-Nizil (talk) 18:18, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Branches?

The article states: "The Digambara tradition can be divided into two main orders viz. Mula Sangha (original community) and modern community."

That is not correct. The Digambara monastic tradition wad divided into two main orders: Mula Sangha and Kashtha Sangh. Kashtha Sangh (followed by Agrawals, Narsimhapura and a few other communities) became extinct in the 20th century, although some Kashtha Sangh temples exist. All modern Digambara monks and nuns belong to Mula Sangha traditions.

Also note that the branches of Mula Sangha were orders and not sects. Thre were/are no sectarian differences among Balatkara gana, Sena gana etc. Malaiya (talk) 21:41, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]