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Question

Members of this branch wear muhapatti masks primarily to prevent saliva from desecrating sacred texts, while also reducing the risk of harming insects through accidental ingestion. For 10 points each:

[10m] The majority of Jains adhere to what “white-clad” sect, as opposed to a related “sky-clad” sect that prioritizes nudity?

ANSWER: Śvetāmbara [or Shwetambara or Swetambara or Shvetambara]

[10e] The assertion that Svetembara Jains wear muhapatti to protect insects derives from this general principle of non-violence in Jainism.

ANSWER: ahimsa

[10h] Muhapatti are also worn to protect microbes, which reside in this lowest state of Jain existence pervaded by “group-souled” individuals that only have the sense of touch.

ANSWER: nigoda

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California (North)	Main Site	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
California (South)	Main Site	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Florida	Main Site	Y	2	10.00	50%	50%	0%
Great Lakes	Main Site	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	Y	7	11.43	71%	29%	14%
Midwest	Main Site	Y	7	12.86	86%	43%	0%
Northeast	Main Site	Y	6	13.33	100%	33%	0%
Overflow	Main Site	Y	4	10.00	75%	25%	0%
South Central	Main Site	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Southeast	Main Site	Y	7	14.29	100%	43%	0%
UK	Main Site	Y	6	15.00	83%	67%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	Y	8	12.50	88%	38%	0%
Upstate NY	Main Site	Y	3	3.33	33%	0%	0%

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MIT	Bowdoin A	0	10	10
Harvard A	Bowdoin B	10	10	20
Brandeis A	Brandeis B	0	10	10
Brown	Southern Connecticut State	10	10	20
Harvard B	Dartmouth A	0	10	10
Yale	Dartmouth B	0	10	10