Svetambara

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Jain sect religious tradition

Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Svetambara Jains 2
Sthanakvasi 1
Śvetāmbara Jains 1
Śvētāmbara Jainism 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain sect ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
allows women to become nuns ⓘ
believes Jina Mahavira wore clothing ⓘ
contrastsWith Digambara Jains ⓘ
surface form: Digambara
differsFromDigambaraIn view on nudity of monks ⓘ
view on women attaining liberation ⓘ
emphasizes ahimsa ⓘ
ascetic discipline ⓘ
non-possession ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
ethicalFocus celibacy ⓘ
five vows ⓘ
non-attachment ⓘ
non-possession ⓘ
non-stealing ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
festivalObserved Mahavir Jayanti ⓘ
surface form: Mahavira Jayanti

Paryushana ⓘ
geographicRegion India ⓘ
hasLayCommunity Svetambara laity ⓘ
hasMonasticOrder Svetambara monks ⓘ
Jain nuns ⓘ
surface form: Svetambara nuns
hasSubtradition Murtipujaka ⓘ
Svetambara self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sthanakvasi

Nirgranthas ⓘ
surface form: Terapanthi
isOneOf two main Jain sects ⓘ
two main Jain traditions ⓘ
majorPresenceIn Gujarat ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
Western India ⓘ
monasticDress white robes ⓘ
monasticIdeal itinerant asceticism ⓘ
monasticRule avoidance of harm to living beings ⓘ
strict dietary restrictions ⓘ
monksWear white clothing ⓘ
nameMeaning white-clad ⓘ
nunsWear white clothing ⓘ
originPeriod ancient India ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
scripturalAuthority Mulasutras ⓘ
surface form: Svetambara canon
scripturalCanon Agamas ⓘ
scripturalLanguage Prakrit ⓘ
teaches women can attain moksha ⓘ
uses muhpatti ⓘ
rajoharan ⓘ
venerates Mahavira ⓘ
Tirthankaras ⓘ
worshipPracticesInclude image worship ⓘ
temple worship ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Svetambara Jains
Svetambara → hasSubtradition → Svetambara self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sthanakvasi
Jainism → majorSect → Svetambara ⓘ
Paryushana → observedBy → Svetambara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Śvetāmbara Jains
this entity surface form: Śvētāmbara Jainism
Agamas → veneratedBy → Svetambara ⓘ
this entity surface form: Svetambara Jains