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Aryika, also
known as Sadhvi, is a
female mendicant (nun) in Jainism. In the
traditional Digambara tradition, a male
human being is
considered closest...
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statue was
built by the
inspiration of the Jain nun (
Aryika) Gyanmati, and
under the
guidance of
Aryika Chandanamati. The
project was
chaired and directed...
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Gyanmati Mataji (Jñānamati) is an
Indian Jain
religious guru
Aryika (nun) from India. She is
known for
being a
prolific author and the
construction of...
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mendicant in
Hinduism and
Jainism is
often called a sadhvi, or in some
texts as
aryika. In Sikhism, a
person who has
become Brahmgiani is
considered a sadhu. However...
- Śvetāmbaras happened.
Digambaras use the word muṇi for male
monastics and
aryika for
female monastics.
Digambara monks are also
called nirgrantha (without...
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referred to as Jains.
Jainism has a
fourfold order of muni (male monastics),
aryika (female monastics), Śrāvaka (layman) and
sravika (laywoman). This order...
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order consisting of
sadhu (male ascetics, muni),
sadhvi (female ascetics,
aryika), śrāvaka (laymen), and śrāvikā (laywomen). The
latter two
support the ascetics...
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number of
monks (munis) and nuns (
āryikas)
initiated and
directed by him
exceeds two
hundred (117
Digambar Muni, 172
Aryikas), they stay in more than 60 locations...
- Varni, 1874–1961 CE.
Founder of many Jain Institutions.
Acharya Vidyananda Aryika Shri
Gyanmati Mataji Acharya Vidyasagar, Born 1946
Acharya Vardhmansagar...
- śrāvikās (female lay followers), 16,000 sādhus (monks) and 38,000
Sadhvis or
aryikas (nuns).
According to Śvētāmbara tradition, he had
eight ganadharas (chief...
