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Jaina Religion: Its Historical Journey of Evolution
of a Jaina Šramaņa of about I" or 2nu century AD is found who is carrying a bag (jholī) with a bowl in one hand and a broom (rajoharana) in another. The bag looks very similar to the one prevalent in Śvetāmbara tradition specially that of the Sthānakavāsī or Terāpantha tradition. Though, in the engravings of Mathura an open bowl (i.e. without the bag) in the hand of the bhikṣu is also exhibited. Further, in these engravings the monks and nuns carrying the mouth cloth piece and broom (rajoharana) in their hands are also seen. The engravings' of broom are of both the kinds prevalent in Śvetāmbara tradition (i.e. rajoharaṇa) and Digambara's tradition (i.e. mayūrapicchi). Though, it is difficult to say without clear literary and archeological evidence that these brooms were made of mayūrapicchi or of some other material. The recognized Digambara texts Mūlācāra and Bhagavati-ārādhanā describe the quality and importance of the broom but do not make it clear as to what material it is made of. Thus, before rst century AD, clothes, bowls, bags, mouth-cloth piece and broom were prevalent amongst the Nirgranthas of North India. Monks generally used to live naked while nuns used to wear sāris. Monks used to use cloth in special circumstances such as cold weather conditions or to avoid stigma. It was
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