- Kshullak
A kshullak (or kshullaka, lit. small or junior) is a junior Digambar Jain monk [http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/14/stories/2006051404820300.htm Jain muni initiates his father into dharmic order] . 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] .
A kshullak is sometimes accorded the title Varni, when they are engaged in studying and teaching.
Well known kshullakas include:
* Kshullakas Ganesh Varni
* KshullakaJinendra Varni A Digambara Jain
shravaka at the highest rank of 11thpratima is either a kshullaka or an ailaka. He is just one step below a full muni. His conduct is prescribed in VasunandiShravakachara 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 placeed 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,
Narada muni is assumed to be a kshullaka Jain monk.Kolhapur in Maharashtra was also once known as Kshullakapur becaise of the presence of a large number of Jain monks during theShilahara rule.ee also
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