Tamil Jains (
Tamil Samaṇar,
Nayiṉār, from
Prakrit samaṇa "wandering renunciate") are
Tamils from
Tamil Nadu, India, who practice
Digambara Jainism (Tamil ). They are a microcommunity of around 85,000 (around 0.13% of the population of Tamil Nadu). Tamil Jains are predominantly scattered in northern Tamil Nadu, largely in the districts of
Madurai,
Viluppuram,
Kanchipuram,
Vellore,
Tiruvannamalai,
Cuddalore and
Thanjavur.