include ritual suicide by cremation traceable to Ajivikas, rather than the traditional Jain ritual of embracing death by starvation and taking samadhi by voluntarily sacrificing everything including food and water (sallekhana). Therefore, gymnosophists cannot be compared to Jaina monks. Acharya Kundakunda is one of the most revered Digambar sadhus.

Mula Gunas (Root virtues)

Every Digambara monk is required to observe 28 mula gunas (lit. twenty-eight primary

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