Totapanthis

Totapantha is a sub-sect belonging to the Digambar sect in Jainism. This sub-sect has been formed owing to the differences between the Bisapanthas and Terapanthis. The principles followed by the Totapanthis are a combination of both the above sub-sects. These followers however form a very minor portion of the total Jain population. They are mostly reside in parts of Madhya Pradesh.

The Totapanthis are also referred as Sadhesolahapanthis. Here ‘sadhesolaha’ means ‘sixteen and a half’. It is the average value of twenty (bis) and thirteen (tera), which are the number of principles followed by the Bisapanthis and Terapanthis respectively. This particular value represents the combined principles followed by the Totapanthis.