Jain Muni Locator - Contributor Guidelines

Thank you for contributing to Jain Muni Locator! JML is a crowdsourced community platform dedicated to providing accurate and verified real-time locations and biographical details for Digambara Jain Preachers.

Strict Digambara Exclusivity Policy: Jain Muni Locator is strictly and exclusively a Digambara Jainism project. It does not cater to the needs, practices, or traditions of other Jainism sects and subsects (such as Svetambara Murtipujaka, Sthanakvasi, Terapanthi, or other non-Digambara groups). All submissions must pertain exclusively to Digambara ascetics, Digambara temples, and Digambara sacred facilities. Submissions for other sects will be disqualified.

To maintain international data quality standards and ensure reliability, please follow these guidelines when submitting updates:

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1. Monastic Location (Vihar/Chaturmas) Updates

• Verification: All location submissions must include a verifiable source (e.g., photo of the vihar, official community announcement, WhatsApp group reference, or temple authority confirmation).
• Coordinates: When suggesting a location, provide the exact temple or Dharamshala name. If possible, submit GPS coordinates (latitude/longitude) for accuracy.
• Timeframe: Location updates must be current. If submitting historical chaturmas data, specify the calendar year.

2. Biographical Profiles & Terminology

• English-Native Naming & Language Decoupling: All file names, variable names, and documentation must be English native. Hindi words should only be used when there is no direct English equivalent (e.g., canonical spiritual terms like Acharya, Muni, Aryika, Upadhyaya, Vihar, Chaturmas, Samadhi), or within dedicated Hindi localization files (hi.json).
• Accuracy: Biographical updates (birth name, birth date, mother/father names, initiation dates) must match historical references or printed biographies of the ascetic.
• Formatting:
  • Names: Always prefix names with their official upadhi (e.g., Acharya, Elacharya, Muni, Aryika) using correct spelling.
  • Dates: Use standard YYYY-MM-DD format. If the exact day is unknown, partial formats like YYYY-00-00 are acceptable.

3. Images and Photos

• Copyright: Only upload images that you own or have permission to distribute. Do not upload copyrighted watermarked images.
• Quality: Photos should be clear, centered, and represent the monastic respectfully.

4. Moderation & Review

• All crowdsourced submissions are placed in a staging queue for moderator approval.
• Our moderator team reviews each submission against reference standards before it is published to the public directory.