Brahmacārī

A man practising total celibacy. It can apply to a mendicant, whose fourth vow is celibacy, but also to a lay Jain who has taken this specific vow. A brahmacārinī is a woman who takes this vow. These ‘semi-renouncers’ are chiefly found among the Digambara sect.

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