A kshullak (or kshullaka, lit. small or junior) is a junior Digambar

Jain monk Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community and can be divided into two major denominations: the ''Digambara'' and the ''Śvētāmbara''. The monastic practices of the two major sects vary greatly, but the maj ...

. A kshullak wears two garments as opposed to a full monk who wears no clothes.Jinendra Varni, Jainendra Siddhanta Kosa, V.2, pages, 188-189 Specifically a Kshullaka is a Shravaka of the highest degree at 11th Pratima. A kshullak is sometimes referred to by the earlier title Varni, even though Varni corresponds to the seventh Pratima. Well known kshullakas include: * Kshullaka Ganeshprasad Varni * Kshullaka

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A Digambara Jain shravaka at the highest rank of 11th pratima is either a kshullaka or an ailaka. He is just one step below a full muni. His conduct is prescribed in Vasunandi Sravakachara and Lati Samhita. A kshullaka wears a loin cloth (kaupina) and a white rectangular cloth as a wrap. An ailak uses only a loin cloth. A kshullaka may live in a house or may be a wanderer. He may eat food placed in his palms, or from a container. He eats once a day. He may beg from a single house or from multiple ones. A kshullaka may keep a yajnopavita and a shikha. In Jain tradition,

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muni is assumed to be a Kshullak Jain monk.

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in Maharashtra was also once known as Kshullakapur because of the presence of many Jain monks during the

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rule.

Etymology

The Sanskrit term ''kṣullaka'' is a late Vedic corruption of an earlier ''kṣudraka'' and means "tiny, small, trifling".

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* {{Jainism Topics Digambara

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