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- The word "Nirgranthas" , for "Jain Digambara monks", appears on the 7th Major Pillar Edict of Ashoka: "Some Mahamatras were ordered by me to busy themselves with the affairs of the Samgha. Likewise others were ordered by me to busy themselves also with the Brahmanas Ajivikas. Others were ordered by me also to busy themselves with the Nirgranthas" . Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi . (en)
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