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The medium path was not entirely naked. There were differences regarding the matter of being completely naked or not in the context of their conduct and some other practices, but due to the personality of the Lord, these oppositions could not take form. The root of the present-day distinctions between the Digambara and Svetambara sects lies in this ancient synthesis of the supreme and medium paths of renunciation. In ancient times, the terms Digambara and Svetambara were not used in Jain literature; instead, words indicating differences in conduct like naked, unmoving (Uttaradhyayana 23, 13, 29), Jinakalpa, water-receptacle (Kalpasutra 9, 28), and water-vessel were associated with the sect of extreme renouncers; while the terms moving, recipient (Kalpasutra 9, 31), sthavira-concept (Kalpasutra 9, 63), etc., were found for the sect of medium renouncers.
2. Despite the existing differences in conduct, there was no distinction in the main vital aspect of the Lord's teachings concerning the scripture; both sects accepted the then-current scripture equally. This situation of some differences in conduct and complete non-distinction in scriptural matters continued for about one and a half centuries following the Lord. It should be noted that during this period, many prominent acharyas from both sects created smaller and larger texts based on that scripture. They were generally accepted by the followers of both sects, and particularly by the disciples of the authors of those texts, understanding them as the works of their respective gurus.