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 Monks and Nuns.

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

• Accuracy: Biographical updates (birth name, birth date, mother/father names, initiation dates) must match historical references or printed biographies of the ascetic.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.